100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0526
 
Introduced , by Rep. Avery Bourne
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
 
5 ILCS 430/25-15

     Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall develop and implement an ethics training program for members of the General Assembly, along with other requirements, by July 1, 2018. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 25-15 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/25-15)

7    Sec. 25-15. Duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission. In 
8addition to
duties otherwise assigned by law, the Legislative 
9Ethics Commission shall have
the following duties:

10        (1) To promulgate rules governing the performance of 
11    its duties and the
exercise of its powers and governing the 
12    investigations of the Legislative
Inspector General.

13        (2) To conduct administrative hearings and rule on 
14    matters
brought before the Commission only upon the receipt 
15    of pleadings
filed by the Legislative Inspector General and 
16    not upon its own
prerogative, but may appoint special 
17    Legislative Inspectors General as provided
in Section 
18    25-21. Any other allegations of misconduct received by the

19    Commission from a person other than the Legislative 
20    Inspector General
shall be referred to the Office of the 
21    Legislative Inspector General.

22        (3) To prepare and publish manuals and guides and, 
23    working with
the Office of the Attorney General, oversee

 
 
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1    training of employees under its jurisdiction that explains 
2    their duties.

3        (4) To prepare public information materials to 
4    facilitate
compliance, implementation, and enforcement of 
5    this Act.

6        (5) To submit reports as required by this Act.

7        (6) To the extent authorized by this Act, to make 
8    rulings, issue
recommendations, and impose administrative 
9    fines,
if appropriate,
in
connection with the 
10    implementation and interpretation of this Act.
The powers 
11    and duties of the
Commission are limited to matters clearly 
12    within the purview of this
Act.

13        (7) To issue subpoenas with respect to matters pending 
14    before the Commission,
subject to the provisions of this 
15    Article and in the
discretion of the Commission,
to compel 
16    the attendance of witnesses for purposes of testimony and

17    the production of documents and other items for inspection 
18    and
copying.

19        (8) To appoint special Legislative Inspectors General 
20    as provided in Section
25-21.


21        (9)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to 
22    the contrary, to develop and implement an ethics training 
23    program for members of the General Assembly. Such program 
24    shall include testing on a pass-fail basis, allowing each 
25    member only one opportunity to pass the test. The 
26    Commission shall, by rule, provide for testing 
 
 
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1    requirements and procedures, publication of results, any 
2    penalties for failure to pass the test, and any other 
3    requirement necessary to carry out its duties under this 
4    paragraph (9). The Commission shall implement the ethics 
5    training program under this paragraph (9) by July 1, 2018. 
6(Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
8becoming law.