97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3604

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Pam Roth - Renée Kosel - Jason Barickman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 420/4A-100 new
5 ILCS 420/4A-102  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
5 ILCS 420/4A-102.5 new
5 ILCS 420/4A-103  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103
5 ILCS 420/4A-104  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104
5 ILCS 420/4A-105  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105
5 ILCS 420/4A-106  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106

    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. With respect to statements of economic interests, makes changes concerning: interests of spouses and immediate family members living with the person required to file; development of forms by the Secretary of State that replicate federal forms; supplemental filings by board and commission appointees; electronic filing; posting of statements by the Secretary of State in a searchable database on the Internet; and training by the Secretary of State for ethics officers and persons required to file statements. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning ethics.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by changing Sections 4A-102, 4A-103, 4A-104, 4A-105, and 4A-106
6and by adding Sections 4A-100 and 4A-102.5 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 420/4A-100 new)
8    Sec. 4A-100. Definitions. As used in this Article:
9    (a) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, parent,
10brother, sister, or child of the reporting individual sharing
11the same household.
12    (b) "Income" means income derived from any source,
13including but not limited to the following: (i) compensation
14for services, including fees, commissions, and similar items;
15(ii) gross income derived from business (and net income if the
16person elects to include it); (iii) gains received from
17dealings in property; (iv) interest; (v) rents; (vi) royalties;
18(vii) dividends; (viii) annuities; (ix) income from life
19insurance and endowment contracts; (x) pensions; (xi) income
20from discharge of indebtedness; (xii) distributive share of
21partnership income; and (xiii) income from an interest in an
22estate or trust. "Income" does not include campaign receipts
23reported on financial disclosure reports filed with the State

 

 

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1Board of Elections, unless such receipts are claimed for
2personal use.
3    (c) "Category of value" means the following classification
4system: (i) not more than $1,000, (ii) greater than $1,000 but
5not more than $2,500, (iii) greater than $2,500 but not more
6than $5,000, (iv) greater than $5,000 but not more than
7$15,000, (v) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000,
8(vi) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000, (vii)
9greater than $100,000 but not more than $1,000,000, (viii)
10greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000, or (ix)
11greater than $5,000,000.
12    (d) "Constructive control." An interest may be said to be
13constructively controlled by the person filing the report if
14the person filing the report is a trustee, proxy, guardian, or
15advisor with regard to decisions to acquire, retain, or divest
16all or any portion of an interest.
 
17    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
18    Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
19by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
20person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
21interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the
22statement) of a spouse, or any other party if constructively
23controlled by the person making the statement, shall be
24considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
25the statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this

 

 

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1statement.
2    (a) The following interests shall be listed by all persons
3required to file:
4        (1) The source, type, and amount or value of income
5    (other than income referred in subsection (a)(2)) from any
6    source other than from current employment by the State of
7    Illinois.
8        (2) The source and type of income which consists of
9    income from dividends, rents, interest, trusts, and
10    capital gains, received during the preceding calendar year
11    which exceeds $200 in amount or value, and an indication of
12    the appropriate category of value such item of income is
13    within.
14        (3) The source, date, and amount of payments made to
15    charitable organizations in lieu of honoraria with a
16    corresponding list of recipients of all such payments,
17    together with the dates and amounts of such payments.
18        (4) The identity and category of value of any interest
19    in property held during the preceding calendar year in a
20    trade or business or for investment or production of
21    income, if the property has a fair market value in excess
22    of $1,000 at the close of the preceding calendar year. This
23    item does not include any personal liability owed (i) to
24    the person filing the statement by his or her immediate
25    family members or (ii) to the spouse of the person filing
26    the statement. This item also does not include deposits

 

 

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1    aggregating $5,000 or less in a personal savings account,
2    including certificates of deposit and any other form of
3    deposit in a bank, savings and loan association, credit
4    union, or similar financial institution.
5        (5) The identity and category of value of the total
6    liabilities in excess of $5,000 owed at any time during the
7    preceding calendar year to any creditor other than (i) an
8    immediate family member of the person filing the statement
9    or (ii) an immediate family member of the spouse of the
10    person filing the statement. This item does not include:
11            (A) Any mortgage secured by real property that is
12        the primary personal residence of the person filing the
13        statement.
14            (B) Any loan secured by a personal motor vehicle,
15        household furniture, appliances, or other similar
16        effect if the loan does not exceed the purchase price
17        of the item or items that secure it.
18            (C) Any debt owed by a political committee
19        associated with the person filing the statement,
20        provided that such debt is reported as required by
21        Article 9 of the Election Code.
22    With regard to revolving charge accounts, the person filing
23the statement need report only his or her outstanding aggregate
24liability across all accounts, and only if in excess of $10,000
25at the close of the preceding calendar year.
26        (6) A brief description, the date, and the category of

 

 

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1    value of any purchase, sale, or exchange in excess of
2    $1,000 during the preceding calendar year of (i) real
3    property other than real property used solely for the
4    primary personal residence of the person filing the
5    statement or his or her spouse or (ii) stocks, bonds,
6    commodity futures, and other forms of securities. This item
7    does not apply to transactions solely by and between the
8    person filing the statement and his or her immediate family
9    members.
10        (7) The identity of all positions held during the
11    preceding calendar year as an officer, director, trustee,
12    partner, proprietor, representative, employee, or
13    consultant of any corporation, company, firm, partnership,
14    other business enterprise, non-profit organization, labor
15    organization, or educational or other institution of the
16    State, a unit of government, a school district, or the
17    United States. This item does not apply to positions in
18    religious, social, fraternal, or political organizations
19    or positions of a solely honorary nature.
20        (8) The date of, the parties to, and a description of
21    the terms of any agreement or arrangement with respect to
22    (i) future employment; (ii) a leave of absence from the
23    unit of government in relation to which the person is
24    required to file the statement; (iii) contributions or
25    payments by a former employer other than the unit of
26    government in relation to which the person is required to

 

 

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1    file the statement; and (iv) continuing participation in an
2    employee welfare or benefit plan with a former employer.
3        (9) The source, date, and amount of honoraria
4    aggregating $200 or more during the preceding calendar
5    year.
6        (10) The source, date, and amount or value of any gift
7    or gifts (i) valued singularly or in the aggregate in
8    excess of $500 during the preceding calendar year to the
9    person filing the statement or an immediate family member
10    of the person filing the statement, from any person other
11    than an immediate family member or (ii)from a prohibited
12    source as defined by the State Officials and Employees
13    Ethics Act, even if that source is also an immediate family
14    member, and within any of the following captioned items
15    listed in Section 10-15 of that Act, regardless of whether
16    the person filing the statement is otherwise subject to
17    that Act: educational materials and missions; and travel
18    expenses for a meeting to discuss State government.
19        (1) The name, address and type of practice of any
20    professional organization or individual professional
21    practice in which the person making the statement was an
22    officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor, or
23    served in any advisory capacity, from which income in
24    excess of $1200 was derived during the preceding calendar
25    year;
26        (2) The nature of professional services (other than

 

 

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1    services rendered to the unit or units of government in
2    relation to which the person is required to file) and the
3    nature of the entity to which they were rendered if fees
4    exceeding $5,000 were received during the preceding
5    calendar year from the entity for professional services
6    rendered by the person making the statement.
7        (3) The identity (including the address or legal
8    description of real estate) of any capital asset from which
9    a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in the
10    preceding calendar year.
11        (11) (4) The name of any unit of government which has
12    employed the person making the statement during the
13    preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of
14    government in relation to which the person is required to
15    file.
16        (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
17    or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the
18    aggregate in excess of $500, was received during the
19    preceding calendar year.
20    (b) The following interests shall also be listed by persons
21listed in items (a) through (f), item (l), and item (n) of
22Section 4A-101:
23        (1) (Blank.) The name and instrument of ownership in
24    any entity doing business in the State of Illinois, in
25    which an ownership interest held by the person at the date
26    of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from

 

 

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1    which dividends of in excess of $1,200 were derived during
2    the preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate,
3    location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if
4    none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit
5    in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be
6    listed;
7        (2) (Blank.) Except for professional service entities,
8    the name of any entity and any position held therein from
9    which income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
10    preceding calendar year, if the entity does business in the
11    State of Illinois. No time or demand deposit in a financial
12    institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
13        (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
14    the person making the statement maintains a close economic
15    or personal relationship association, including the name
16    of the lobbyist and specifying the legislative matter or
17    matters which are the object of the lobbying activity, and
18    describing the general type of economic activity of the
19    client or principal on whose behalf that person is
20    lobbying.
21    (c) The following interests shall also be listed by persons
22listed in items (g), (h), (i), and (o) of Section 4A-101:
23        (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity
24    doing business with a unit of local government in relation
25    to which the person is required to file if the ownership
26    interest of the person filing is greater than $5,000 fair

 

 

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1    market value as of the date of filing or if dividends in
2    excess of $1,200 were received from the entity during the
3    preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate,
4    location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if
5    none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit
6    in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be
7    listed.
8        (2) (Blank.) Except for professional service entities,
9    the name of any entity and any position held therein from
10    which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
11    preceding calendar year if the entity does business with a
12    unit of local government in relation to which the person is
13    required to file. No time or demand deposit in a financial
14    institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
15        (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
16    governmental action requested by any entity which has
17    applied to a unit of local government in relation to which
18    the person must file for any license, franchise or permit
19    for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real estate during
20    the preceding calendar year if the ownership interest of
21    the person filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value
22    at the time of filing or if income or dividends in excess
23    of $1,200 were received by the person filing from the
24    entity during the preceding calendar year.
25    For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
26government in relation to which a person required to file under

 

 

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1item (o) of Section 4A-101 shall be the unit of local
2government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
3person is a member of the board.
4(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09.)
 
5    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102.5 new)
6    Sec. 4A-102.5. Appointee supplemental statement. Persons
7filing statements of economic interests as a result of their
8nomination to a board or commission shall also, at the same
9time and in the same manner, file a supplement to the statement
10containing the following information:
11        (1) Any contributions, in excess of $150 in the
12    aggregate, to any political committee organized under the
13    Election Code made since the end of the last preceding
14    semi-annual disclosure period and the date the person files
15    the statement of economic interests, including the amount
16    of the contribution, the date, and the recipient.
17        (2) Any contribution made to a legal defense fund since
18    the filing of the last previous statement of economic
19    interests or, if the person is filing his or her first
20    statement of economic interests, in the 12 months preceding
21    the filing date.
22        (3) The name of any immediate family member who is
23    registered as a lobbyist with any State or federal agency
24    or office.
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 420/4A-103)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
2    Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
3by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State shall
4be filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be
5verified, dated, and signed by manual or electronic means as
6appropriate by the person making the statement, and made in a
7form prescribed by the Secretary of State that shall, in paper
8and electronic formats, substantially replicate the design of
9the 2002 Public Financial Disclosure Report forms employed by
10the United States Congress for purposes of complying with the
11Ethics in Government Act of 1978. and shall contain
12substantially the following:
13
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
14
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
15.............................................................
16(name)
17.............................................................
18(each office or position of employment for which this statement
19is filed)
20.............................................................
21(full mailing address)
22GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
23    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
24making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
25considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
26the statement.

 

 

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1    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
2    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
3listing.
4    1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
5doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership
6interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess
7of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
8of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In
9the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
10street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
11or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
12instrument need be listed.
13Business EntityInstrument of Ownership
14..............................................................
15..............................................................
16..............................................................
17..............................................................
18    2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
19professional organization in which the person making the
20statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
21proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which
22income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
23calendar year.
24NameAddressType of Practice
25.............................................................
26.............................................................

 

 

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1.............................................................
2    3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
3than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which income
4exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
5rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
6making the statement.
7.............................................................
8.............................................................
9    4. List the identity (including the address or legal
10description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
11capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
12preceding calendar year.
13.............................................................
14.............................................................
15    5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
16the person making the statement maintains a close economic
17association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying
18the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the
19lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic
20activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person
21is lobbying.
22LobbyistLegislative MatterClient or Principal
23.............................................................
24.............................................................
25    6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
26of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived

 

 

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1during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
2services and the title or description of any position held in
3that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
4shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
5description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
6institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
7EntityPosition Held
8..............................................................
9..............................................................
10..............................................................
11    7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
12the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
13year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
14which the person is required to file.
15.............................................................
16.............................................................
17    8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
18or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
19in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
20year.
21.............................................................
22VERIFICATION:
23    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
24(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
25examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
26true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests

 

 

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1as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
2understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
3incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
4imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
5not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
6................   ..........................................
7(date of filing)   (signature of person making the statement)
8(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
9    (5 ILCS 420/4A-104)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104)
10    Sec. 4A-104. The statement of economic interests required
11by this Article to be filed with the county clerk shall be
12filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be verified,
13dated, and signed by manual or electronic means as appropriate
14by the person making the statement, and made on a form
15prescribed by the Secretary of State that shall substantially
16replicate the design of the 2002 Public Financial Disclosure
17Report forms employed by the United States Congress for
18purposes of complying with the Ethics in Government Act of
191978. shall contain substantially the following:
20
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
21
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
22.............................................................
23(Name)
24.............................................................
25(each office or position of employment for which this statement

 

 

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1is filed) ...................................................
2(full mailing address)
3GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
4    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
5making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
6considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
7the statement.
8    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
9    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
10listing.
11    1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
12doing business with a unit of local government in relation to
13which the person is required to file, in which the ownership
14interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess
15of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
16of $1,200 were received during the preceding calendar year. (In
17the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
18street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
19or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
20instrument shall be listed.
21BusinessInstrument ofPosition of
22EntityOwnershipManagement
23.............................................................
24.............................................................
25.............................................................
26    2. List the name, address and type of practice of any

 

 

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1professional organization in which the person making the
2statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
3proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from which
4income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
5calendar year.
6NameAddressType of Practice
7.............................................................
8.............................................................
9.............................................................
10    3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
11than to the unit or units of local government in relation to
12which the person is required to file) to each entity from which
13income exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
14rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
15making the statement.
16.............................................................
17.............................................................
18    4. List the identity (including the address or legal
19description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
20capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
21preceding calendar year.
22.............................................................
23.............................................................
24.............................................................
25    5. List the name of any entity and the nature of the
26governmental action requested by any entity which has applied

 

 

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1to a unit of local government in relation to which the person
2must file for any license, franchise or permit for annexation,
3zoning or rezoning of real estate during the preceding calendar
4year if the ownership interest of the person filing is in
5excess of $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
6income or dividends in excess of $1200 were received by the
7person filing from the entity during the preceding calendar
8year.
9.............................................................
10.............................................................
11.............................................................
12    6. List the name of any entity doing business with a unit
13of local government in relation to which the person is required
14to file from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
15during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
16services and the title or description of any position held in
17that entity. No time or demand deposit in a financial
18institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
19.............................................................
20.............................................................
21    7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
22the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
23year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
24which the person is required to file.
25.............................................................
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1    8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
2or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
3in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
4year.
5.............................................................
6VERIFICATION:
7    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
8(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
9examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
10true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
11as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
12understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
13incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
14imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
15not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
16................   ..........................................
17(date of filing)   (signature of person making the statement)
18(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
19    (5 ILCS 420/4A-105)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105)
20    Sec. 4A-105. Time for filing. Except as provided in
21Section 4A-106.1, by May 1 of each year a statement must be
22filed by each person whose position at that time subjects him
23to the filing requirements of Section 4A-101 unless he has
24already filed a statement in relation to the same unit of
25government in that calendar year.

 

 

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1    Statements must also be filed as follows:
2        (a) A candidate for elective office shall file his
3    statement not later than the end of the period during which
4    he can take the action necessary under the laws of this
5    State to attempt to qualify for nomination, election, or
6    retention to such office if he has not already filed a
7    statement in relation to the same unit of government during
8    that same calendar year within a year preceding such
9    action.
10        (b) A person whose appointment to office is subject to
11    confirmation by the Senate shall file his statement at the
12    time his name is submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
13        (b-5) A special government agent, as defined in item
14    (1) of Section 4A-101 of this Act, shall file a statement
15    within 30 days after making the first ex parte
16    communication and each May 1 thereafter if he or she has
17    made an ex parte communication within the previous 12
18    months.
19        (c) Any other person required by this Article to file
20    the statement shall file a statement at the time of his or
21    her initial appointment or employment in relation to that
22    unit of government if appointed or employed by May 1.
23    If any person who is required to file a statement of
24economic interests fails to file such statement by May 1 of any
25year, the officer with whom such statement is to be filed under
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1notify such person by certified mail of his or her failure to
2file by the specified date. Except as may be prescribed by rule
3of the Secretary of State, such person shall file his or her
4statement of economic interests on or before May 15 with the
5appropriate officer, together with a $15 late filing fee. Any
6such person who fails to file by May 15 shall be subject to a
7penalty of $100 for each day from May 16 to the date of filing,
8which shall be in addition to the $15 late filing fee specified
9above. Failure to file by May 31 shall result in a forfeiture
10in accordance with Section 4A-107 of this Act.
11    Any person who takes office or otherwise becomes required
12to file a statement of economic interests within 30 days prior
13to May 1 of any year may file his or her statement at any time
14on or before May 31 without penalty. If such person fails to
15file such statement by May 31, the officer with whom such
16statement is to be filed under Section 4A-106 of this Act
17shall, within 7 days after May 31, notify such person by
18certified mail of his or her failure to file by the specified
19date. Such person shall file his or her statement of economic
20interests on or before June 15 with the appropriate officer,
21together with a $15 late filing fee. Any such person who fails
22to file by June 15 shall be subject to a penalty of $100 per day
23for each day from June 16 to the date of filing, which shall be
24in addition to the $15 late filing fee specified above. Failure
25to file by June 30 shall result in a forfeiture in accordance
26with Section 4A-107 of this Act.

 

 

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1    All late filing fees and penalties collected pursuant to
2this Section shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the
3State treasury, if the Secretary of State receives such
4statement for filing, or into the general fund in the county
5treasury, if the county clerk receives such statement for
6filing. The Attorney General, with respect to the State, and
7the several State's Attorneys, with respect to counties, shall
8take appropriate action to collect the prescribed penalties.
9    Failure to file a statement of economic interests within
10the time prescribed shall not result in a fine or ineligibility
11for, or forfeiture of, office or position of employment, as the
12case may be; provided that the failure to file results from not
13being included for notification by the appropriate agency,
14clerk, secretary, officer or unit of government, as the case
15may be, and that a statement is filed within 30 days of actual
16notice of the failure to file.
17    Beginning with statements required to be filed on or after
18May 1, 2009, the officer with whom a statement is to be filed
19may, in his or her discretion, waive the late filing fee, the
20monetary late filing penalty, and the ineligibility for or
21forfeiture of office or position for failure to file when the
22person's late filing of a statement or failure to file a
23statement is due to his or her (i) serious or catastrophic
24illness that renders the person temporarily incapable of
25completing the statement or (ii) military service.
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1    (5 ILCS 420/4A-106)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106)
2    Sec. 4A-106. Notification; electronic filing.
3    (a) The statements of economic interests required of
4persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (j), item (l),
5and item (n) of Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the
6Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall by rule
7provide for the electronic filing of statements as follows:
8    Beginning January 1, 2012, or as soon thereafter as the
9Secretary of State has provided adequate software to persons
10required to file under this Article, all Statements filed under
11this Article shall be filed in electronic format. The Secretary
12shall promptly upon verification make all statements filed
13under this Article publicly available by means of a searchable
14database that is accessible through the World Wide Web.
15"Searchable" means, for the purpose of this Section, that any
16person may query each question for any proper names and
17addresses. The Secretary of State shall provide all software
18necessary to comply with this Section and shall implement a
19plan to provide computer access and assistance to persons
20required to file by this Article.
21    (b) The statements of economic interests required of
22persons listed in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) of Section
234A-101 shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in
24which the principal office of the unit of local government with
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1apparent which county the principal office of a unit of local
2government is located, the chief administrative officer, or his
3or her designee, has the authority, for purposes of this Act,
4to determine the county in which the principal office is
5located.
6    (c) On or before February 1 annually, (1) the chief
7administrative officer of any State agency in the executive,
8legislative, or judicial branch employing persons required to
9file under item (f) or item (l) of Section 4A-101 and the chief
10administrative officer of a board described in item (n) of
11Section 4A-101 shall certify to the Secretary of State the
12names and mailing addresses of those persons. The State Board
13of Elections shall, within 14 days after the proclamation of
14the results of a general primary pursuant to Section 7-58 of
15the Election Code, provide the Secretary of State with a true
16alphabetical listing of the names and related information,
17including their addresses and the office they are seeking, of
18candidates who were nominated in a general primary election. ,
19and (2)
20    (d) On or before February 1 annually, the chief
21administrative officer, or his or her designee, of each unit of
22local government with persons described in items (h), (i) and
23(k) and a board described in item (o) of Section 4A-101 shall
24certify to the appropriate county clerk a list of names and
25addresses of persons described in items (h), (i), (k), and (o)
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1lists, each chief administrative officer, or his or her
2designee, shall set out the names in alphabetical order. Any
3local election authority shall within 14 days after
4proclamation of the results of a primary election, provide the
5county clerk with a true alphabetical listing of the names and
6related information, including their addresses and the office
7they are seeking, of candidates who nominated in a general
8primary election. Any county clerk who makes available in his
9or her principal offices terminals by means of which the
10general public may access statements of economic interest filed
11with the Secretary of State's office and posted to the
12Secretary of State's website may waive the requirement that a
13person file a paper form with that county clerk with respect to
14persons whose forms have been electronically filed with the
15Secretary of State's office.
16    (e) On or before April 1 annually, the Secretary of State
17shall notify (1) all persons whose names have been certified to
18him under items (f), (l), and (n) of Section 4A-101, and (2)
19all persons described in items (a) through (e) and item (j) of
20Section 4A-101, together, in even-numbered years, with the
21names of candidates nominated at the most recent general
22primary , other than candidates for office who have filed their
23statements with their nominating petitions, of the
24requirements for filing statements of economic interests. A
25person required to file with the Secretary of State by virtue
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1(j), (l), and (n) shall be notified of and is required to file
2only one statement of economic interests relating to all items
3under which the person is required to file with the Secretary
4of State.
5    (f) On or before April 1 annually, the county clerk of each
6county shall notify all persons whose names have been certified
7to him under items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) of Section
84A-101, other than candidates for office who have filed their
9statements with their nominating petitions, of the
10requirements for filing statements of economic interests. A
11person required to file with a county clerk by virtue of more
12than one item among items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) shall be
13notified of and is required to file only one statement of
14economic interests relating to all items under which the person
15is required to file with that county clerk.
16    (g) Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices
17provided for in this Section shall be in writing and deposited
18in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, first class postage
19prepaid, on or before the day required by this Section for the
20sending of the notice. Alternatively, a county clerk may send
21the notices electronically to all persons whose names have been
22thus certified to him under item (h), (i), or (k) of Section
234A-101. A certificate executed by the Secretary of State or
24county clerk attesting that he or she has sent the notice by
25the means permitted by this Section constitutes prima facie
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1    (h) From the lists certified to him under this Section of
2persons described in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) of
3Section 4A-101, the clerk of each county shall compile an
4alphabetical listing of persons required to file statements of
5economic interests in his office under any of those items. As
6the statements are filed in his office, the county clerk shall
7cause the fact of that filing to be indicated on the
8alphabetical listing of persons who are required to file
9statements. Within 30 days after the due dates, the county
10clerk shall mail to the State Board of Elections a true copy of
11that listing showing those who have filed statements.
12    (i) The county clerk of each county shall note upon the
13alphabetical listing the names of all persons required to file
14a statement of economic interests who failed to file a
15statement on or before May 1. It shall be the duty of the
16several county clerks to give notice as provided in Section
174A-105 to any person who has failed to file his or her
18statement with the clerk on or before May 1.
19    (j) Any person who files or has filed a statement of
20economic interest under this Act is entitled to receive from
21the Secretary of State or county clerk, as the case may be, a
22receipt indicating that the person has filed such a statement,
23the date of such filing, and the identity of the governmental
24unit or units in relation to which the filing is required. A
25county clerk shall issue such receipt either on proof that the
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1format or upon receipt of a paper form.
2    (k) The Secretary of State may employ such employees and
3consultants as he considers necessary to carry out his duties
4hereunder, and may prescribe their duties, fix their
5compensation, and provide for reimbursement of their expenses.
6    (l) The Secretary of State shall provide training, through
7the Secretary of State's website, for ethics officers appointed
8under the State Officers and Employees Ethics Act and through
9the Secretary of State's website, for persons required to file
10statements of economic interests.
11    (m) All statements of economic interests filed under this
12Section shall be available for examination and copying by the
13public at all reasonable times. Not later than 12 months after
14the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
15Assembly, beginning with statements filed in calendar year
162004, the Secretary of State shall make statements of economic
17interests filed with the Secretary available for inspection and
18copying via the Secretary's website.
19(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09; 96-1336, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.