Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Filed: 11/7/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1640

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1640 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5amended by changing Section 20-5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/20-5)
7    Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission.
8    (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created.
9    (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9
10commissioners. The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and
11the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
12Treasurer shall each appoint one commissioner. Appointments
13shall be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
14by three-fifths of the elected members concurring by record
15vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60
16session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have

 

 

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1received the advice and consent of the Senate. If, during a
2recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office of
3commissioner, the appointing authority shall make a temporary
4appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when the
5appointing authority shall make a nomination to fill that
6office. No person rejected for an office of commissioner shall,
7except by the Senate's request, be nominated again for that
8office at the same session of the Senate or be appointed to
9that office during a recess of that Senate. No more than 5
10commissioners may be of the same political party.
11    The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
12qualification. Four initial appointees of the Governor, as
13designated by the Governor, shall serve terms running through
14June 30, 2007. One initial appointee of the Governor, as
15designated by the Governor, and the initial appointees of the
16Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
17Treasurer shall serve terms running through June 30, 2008. The
18initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after the
19effective date of this Act.
20    After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
214-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
22and running through June 30 of the fourth following year.
23Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
24terms.
25    Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall
26be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of

 

 

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1the term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
2    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
3filled.
4    (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
5who have experience holding governmental office or employment
6and shall appoint commissioners from the general public. A
7person is not eligible to serve as a commissioner if that
8person (i) has been convicted of a felony or a crime of
9dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) is, or was within the
10preceding 12 months, engaged in activities that require
11registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act, (iii) is
12related to the appointing authority, or (iv) is a State officer
13or employee.
14    (d) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
15jurisdiction over all officers and employees of State agencies
16other than the General Assembly, the Senate, the House of
17Representatives, the President and Minority Leader of the
18Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
19Representatives, the Senate Operations Commission, the
20legislative support services agencies, and the Office of the
21Auditor General. The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
22jurisdiction over all board members and employees of Regional
23Transit Boards. The jurisdiction of the Commission is limited
24to matters arising under this Act, except as provided in
25subsection (d-5).
26    A member or legislative branch State employee serving on an

 

 

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1executive branch board or commission remains subject to the
2jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission and is not
3subject to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission.
4    (d-5) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
5jurisdiction over all chief procurement officers and
6procurement compliance monitors and their respective staffs.
7The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over
8any matters arising under the Illinois Procurement Code if the
9Commission is given explicit authority in that Code.
10    (d-6) (1) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
11jurisdiction over the Illinois Power Agency and its staff. The
12Director of the Agency shall be appointed by a majority of the
13commissioners of the Executive Ethics Commission, subject to
14Senate confirmation, for a term of 2 years; provided that,
15notwithstanding any other provision of State law, the term of
16the Director holding the position on the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall expire on
18December 31, 2013. The Director is removable for cause by a
19majority of the Commission upon a finding of neglect,
20malfeasance, absence, or incompetence.
21        (2) In case of a vacancy in the office of Director of
22the Illinois Power Agency during a recess of the Senate, the
23Executive Ethics Commission may make a temporary appointment
24until the next meeting of the Senate, at which time the
25Executive Ethics Commission shall nominate some person to fill
26the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the

 

 

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1Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and
2until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Nothing
3in this subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics
4Commission from removing a temporary appointee or from
5appointing a temporary appointee as the Director of the
6Illinois Power Agency.
7        (3) Prior to June 1, 2012, the Executive Ethics
8Commission may, until the Director of the Illinois Power Agency
9is appointed and qualified or a temporary appointment is made
10pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, designate some
11person as an acting Director to execute the powers and
12discharge the duties vested by law in that Director. An acting
13Director shall serve no later than 60 calendar days, or upon
14the making of an appointment pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2)
15of this subsection, whichever is earlier. Nothing in this
16subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics Commission from
17removing an acting Director or from appointing an acting
18Director as the Director of the Illinois Power Agency.
19        (4) No person rejected by the Senate for the office of
20Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall, except at the
21Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the
22same session or be appointed to that office during a recess of
23that Senate.
24    (e) The Executive Ethics Commission must meet, either in
25person or by other technological means, at least monthly and as
26often as necessary. At the first meeting of the Executive

 

 

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1Ethics Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their
2number a chairperson and other officers that they deem
3appropriate. The terms of officers shall be for 2 years
4commencing July 1 and running through June 30 of the second
5following year. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
6chairperson or any 3 commissioners. Official action by the
7Commission shall require the affirmative vote of 5
8commissioners, and a quorum shall consist of 5 commissioners.
9Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount equal to
10the compensation of members of the State Board of Elections and
11may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually
12incurred in the performance of their duties.
13    (f) No commissioner or employee of the Executive Ethics
14Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
15employment:
16        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
17        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
18    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
19    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
20    law;
21        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
22    political party or political organization; or
23        (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
24    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
25    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
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1for cause.
2    (h) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint an
3Executive Director. The compensation of the Executive Director
4shall be as determined by the Commission. The Executive
5Director of the Executive Ethics Commission may employ and
6determine the compensation of staff, as appropriations permit.
7    (i) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint, by a
8majority of the members appointed to the Commission, chief
9procurement officers and procurement compliance monitors in
10accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Procurement
11Code. The compensation of a chief procurement officer and
12procurement compliance monitor shall be determined by the
13Commission.
14(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09; 96-1528, eff. 7-1-11;
1597-618, eff. 10-26-11.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".