Sen. Melinda Bush
Filed: 5/31/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 38




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 38 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 25-15 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/25-15)

7    Sec. 25-15. Duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission.  
8In addition to
duties otherwise assigned by law, the 
9Legislative Ethics 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    except that, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt 
14    no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek 
15    the Commission's advance approval before commencing any 
16    investigation authorized under this Article. Any existing 
 
 
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1    rule, as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
2    the 100th General Assembly, requiring the Legislative 
3    Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance 
4    approval before commencing any investigation is void.

5        (2) To conduct administrative hearings and rule on 
6    matters
brought before the Commission only upon the receipt 
7    of pleadings
filed by the Legislative Inspector General and 
8    not upon its own
prerogative, but may appoint special 
9    Legislative Inspectors General as provided
in Section 
10    25-21. Any other allegations of misconduct received by the

11    Commission from a person other than the Legislative 
12    Inspector General
shall be referred to the Office of the 
13    Legislative Inspector General.

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

16    training of employees under its jurisdiction that explains 
17    their duties.

18        (4) To prepare public information materials to 
19    facilitate
compliance, implementation, and enforcement of 
20    this Act.

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

22        (6) To the extent authorized by this Act, to make 
23    rulings, issue
recommendations, and impose administrative 
24    fines,
if appropriate,
in
connection with the 
25    implementation and interpretation of this Act.
The powers 
26    and duties of the
Commission are limited to matters clearly 
 
 
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1    within the purview of this
Act.

2        (7) To issue subpoenas with respect to matters pending 
3    before the Commission,
subject to the provisions of this 
4    Article and in the
discretion of the Commission,
to compel 
5    the attendance of witnesses for purposes of testimony and

6    the production of documents and other items for inspection 
7    and
copying.

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


10        (9) To conspicuously display on the Commission's 
11    website the procedures for reporting a violation of this 
12    Act, including how to report violations via email or 
13    online. 
14(Source: P.A. 100-554, eff. 11-16-17.)
 

15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.".