Public Act 100-0748
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| Public Act 100-0748 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The General Assembly Compensation Act is amended | ||||
by adding Section 5 as follows: | ||||
(25 ILCS 115/5 new) | ||||
Sec. 5. Prohibition on sexual harassment payoffs. | ||||
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public funds, | ||||
including, but not limited to, funds appropriated for office | ||||
allowances under Section 4, shall be paid to any person in | ||||
exchange for his or her silence or inaction related to an | ||||
allegation or investigation of sexual harassment, as defined in | ||||
Section 5-65 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | ||||
committed or allegedly committed by a member of the General | ||||
Assembly.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||
becoming law.
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Effective Date: 8/10/2018
