Public Act 099-0318
 
SB1444 EnrolledLRB099 10613 JLK 30846 b


  
    AN ACT concerning government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended  
by adding Article 3B as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 420/Art. 3B heading new)
ARTICLE 3B.  BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

 
    (5 ILCS 420/3B-5 new)
    Sec. 3B-5. Definition. As used in this Article:
    "Board" includes a board, commission, authority, task 
force, or other similar body to which one or more members are 
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, but does not include any subcommittee thereof, and 
where the member receives any form of compensation on a per 
meeting basis; this does not include reimbursement for actual 
travel or other expenses necessarily incurred in discharging 
the duties of the office. 
 
    (5 ILCS 420/3B-10 new)
    Sec. 3B-10. Per meeting compensation and meetings. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board member 
shall not receive per meeting compensation for more than one 
meeting held during any 7 consecutive day period unless: (i) 
each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of a 
bona fide emergency.