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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Sections 4A-103, 4A-106, and 4A-106.5 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 420/4A-103) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
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7 | Sec. 4A-103.
The statement of economic interests required | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | by this Article to be filed
with the Secretary of State or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by the
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10 | person making the statement , shall have all questions answered | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | by the person making the statement, and shall contain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | substantially the following:
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13 | STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | INSTRUCTIONS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | You may find the following documents helpful to you in | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | completing this form: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (1) federal income tax returns, including any related | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | schedules, attachments, and forms; and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (2) investment and brokerage statements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | To complete this form, you do not need to disclose | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | specific amounts or values or report interests relating either |
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1 | to political committees registered with the Illinois State | ||||||
2 | Board of Elections or to political committees, principal | ||||||
3 | campaign committees, or authorized committees registered with | ||||||
4 | the Federal Election Commission. | ||||||
5 | The information you disclose will be available to the | ||||||
6 | public. | ||||||
7 | You must answer all 6 questions. Certain questions will | ||||||
8 | ask you to report any applicable assets or debts held in, or | ||||||
9 | payable to, your name; held jointly by, or payable to, you with | ||||||
10 | your spouse; or held jointly by, or payable to, you with your | ||||||
11 | minor child. If you have any concerns about whether an | ||||||
12 | interest should be reported, please consult your department's | ||||||
13 | ethics officer, if applicable. | ||||||
14 | Please ensure that the information you provide is complete | ||||||
15 | and accurate. If you need more space than the form allows, | ||||||
16 | please attach additional pages for your response. If you are | ||||||
17 | subject to the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, your | ||||||
18 | ethics officer must review your statement of economic | ||||||
19 | interests before you file it. Failure to complete the | ||||||
20 | statement in good faith and within the prescribed deadline may | ||||||
21 | subject you to fines, imprisonment, or both. | ||||||
22 | BASIC INFORMATION: | ||||||
23 | Name: ........................................................ | ||||||
24 | Job title: ................................................... | ||||||
25 | Office, department, or agency that requires you to file this |
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1 | form: ........................................................ | ||||||
2 | Other offices, departments, or agencies that require you to | ||||||
3 | file a Statement of Economic Interests form: ................ | ||||||
4 | Full mailing address: ........................................ | ||||||
5 | Preferred e-mail address (optional): ......................... | ||||||
6 | QUESTIONS: | ||||||
7 | 1. If you have any single asset that was worth more than | ||||||
8 | $10,000 as of the end of the preceding calendar year and is | ||||||
9 | held in, or payable to, your name, held jointly by, or payable | ||||||
10 | to, you with your spouse, or held jointly by, or payable to, | ||||||
11 | you with your minor child,
list such assets below. In the case | ||||||
12 | of investment real estate, list the city and state where the | ||||||
13 | investment real estate is located. If you do not have any such | ||||||
14 | assets, list "none" below. | ||||||
15 | ................................. | ||||||
16 | ............................................................. | ||||||
17 | ............................................................. | ||||||
18 | ............................................................. | ||||||
19 | ............................................................. | ||||||
20 | 2. Excluding the position for which you are required to | ||||||
21 | file this form, list the source of any income in excess of | ||||||
22 | $7,500 required to be reported during the preceding calendar | ||||||
23 | year. If you sold an asset that produced more than $7,500 in | ||||||
24 | capital gains in the preceding calendar year, list the name of | ||||||
25 | the asset and the transaction date on which the sale or |
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1 | transfer took place. If you had no such sources of income or | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | assets, list "none" below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | 3. Excluding debts incurred on terms available to the | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | general public, such as mortgages, student loans, and credit | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | card debts, if you owed any single debt in the preceding | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | calendar year exceeding $10,000, list the creditor of the debt | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | below. If you had no such debts, list "none" below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | List the creditor for all applicable debts owed by you, | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | owed jointly by you with your spouse, or owed jointly by you | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | with your minor child. In addition to the types of debts listed | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | above, you do not need to report any debts to or from financial | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | institutions or government agencies, such as debts secured by | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | automobiles, household furniture or appliances, as long as the | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | debt was made on terms available to the general public, debts | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | to members of your family, or debts to or from a political | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | committee registered with the Illinois State Board of | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Elections or any political committee, principal campaign | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | committee, or authorized committee registered with the Federal | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Election Commission. | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | ........................................ |
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1 | ............................................................. | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ............................................................. | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ............................................................. | |||||||||||||||||
4 | 4. List the name of each unit of government of which you or | |||||||||||||||||
5 | your spouse were an employee, contractor, or office holder | |||||||||||||||||
6 | during the preceding calendar year other than the unit or | |||||||||||||||||
7 | units of government in relation to which the person is | |||||||||||||||||
8 | required to file and the title of the position or nature of the | |||||||||||||||||
9 | contractual services. | |||||||||||||||||
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14 | 5. If you maintain an economic relationship with a | |||||||||||||||||
15 | lobbyist or if a member of your family is known to you to be a | |||||||||||||||||
16 | lobbyist registered with any unit of government in the State | |||||||||||||||||
17 | of Illinois, list the name of the lobbyist below and identify | |||||||||||||||||
18 | the nature of your relationship with the lobbyist. If you do | |||||||||||||||||
19 | not have an economic relationship with a lobbyist or a family | |||||||||||||||||
20 | member known to you to be a lobbyist registered with any unit | |||||||||||||||||
21 | of government in the State of Illinois, list "none" below. | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | 6. List the name of each person, organization, or entity | |||||||||||||||||
3 | that was the source of a gift or gifts, or honorarium or | |||||||||||||||||
4 | honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | received during the preceding calendar year and the type of | |||||||||||||||||
6 | gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, excluding any gift | |||||||||||||||||
7 | or gifts from a member of your family that was not known to be | |||||||||||||||||
8 | a lobbyist registered with any unit of government in the State | |||||||||||||||||
9 | of Illinois. If you had no such gifts, list "none" below. | |||||||||||||||||
10 | .... | |||||||||||||||||
11 | ............................................................. | |||||||||||||||||
12 | ............................................................. | |||||||||||||||||
13 | 7. List the name of any spouse or immediate family member | |||||||||||||||||
14 | living with the person making this statement employed by a | |||||||||||||||||
15 | public utility in this State and the name of the public utility | |||||||||||||||||
16 | that employs the relative. | |||||||||||||||||
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21 | VERIFICATION: | |||||||||||||||||
22 | "I declare that this statement of economic interests | |||||||||||||||||
23 | (including any attachments) has been examined by me and to the | |||||||||||||||||
24 | best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete | |||||||||||||||||
25 | statement of my economic interests as required by the Illinois |
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1 | Governmental Ethics Act. I understand that the penalty for | ||||||
2 | willfully filing a false or incomplete statement is a fine not | ||||||
3 | to exceed $2,500 or imprisonment in a penal institution other | ||||||
4 | than the penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and | ||||||
5 | imprisonment." | ||||||
6 | Printed Name of Filer: ....................................... | ||||||
7 | Date: ........................................................ | ||||||
8 | Signature: ................................................... | ||||||
9 | If this statement of economic interests requires ethics | ||||||
10 | officer review prior to filing, the applicable ethics officer | ||||||
11 | must complete the following: | ||||||
12 | CERTIFICATION OF ETHICS OFFICER REVIEW: | ||||||
13 | "In accordance with law, as Ethics Officer, I reviewed | ||||||
14 | this statement of economic interests prior to its filing." | ||||||
15 | Printed Name of Ethics Officer: .............................. | ||||||
16 | Date: ........................................................ | ||||||
17 | Signature: ................................................... | ||||||
18 | Preferred e-mail address (optional): .........................
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19 | (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-664, eff. 1-1-22.)
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20 | (5 ILCS 420/4A-106) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106)
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21 | Sec. 4A-106. Persons filing statements with Secretary of | ||||||
22 | State; notice; certification of list of names; alphabetical |
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1 | list; receipt; examination and copying of statements. The | ||||||
2 | statements of economic interests required of persons
listed in
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3 | Section 4A-101 shall be
filed with the Secretary of State. On | ||||||
4 | or before February 1
annually, the chief administrative | ||||||
5 | officer of any State agency in the
executive, legislative, or | ||||||
6 | judicial branch employing persons required to file
under item | ||||||
7 | (f) or item (l) of Section
4A-101 and the chief administrative | ||||||
8 | officer of a board or panel described in item (n) or (p) of | ||||||
9 | Section 4A-101 shall certify to the Secretary of State the | ||||||
10 | names and mailing addresses
of those persons. In preparing the | ||||||
11 | lists, each chief
administrative officer, or his or her | ||||||
12 | designee, shall set out the names in
alphabetical order.
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13 | On or before April 1 annually, the Secretary of State | ||||||
14 | shall notify (1)
all persons whose names have been certified | ||||||
15 | to him under items (f),
(l), (n), and (p) of
Section 4A-101, | ||||||
16 | and (2) all persons described in items (a) through (e) and
item | ||||||
17 | (j) of Section 4A-101, other than candidates for office who | ||||||
18 | have filed
their statements with their nominating petitions, | ||||||
19 | of the requirements for
filing statements of economic | ||||||
20 | interests.
A person required to file with the Secretary of | ||||||
21 | State by virtue of more than
one position as listed in Section | ||||||
22 | 4A-101, and filing his or her statement of economic interests | ||||||
23 | in writing, rather than through the Internet-based system,
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24 | shall be notified of and is
required
to file only one statement | ||||||
25 | of economic interests relating to all items under
which the | ||||||
26 | person is required to file with the Secretary of State.
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1 | Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices | ||||||
2 | provided for in this
Section shall be in writing and deposited | ||||||
3 | in
the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, first class postage | ||||||
4 | prepaid, on or before
the day required by this Section for the | ||||||
5 | sending of the notice. A certificate
executed by the Secretary | ||||||
6 | of State attesting that he or she has sent
the notice by the | ||||||
7 | means permitted by this Section constitutes prima facie | ||||||
8 | evidence thereof.
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9 | Any person who files or has filed a statement of economic | ||||||
10 | interest
under this Section is entitled to receive from the | ||||||
11 | Secretary of State a receipt indicating that the person has | ||||||
12 | filed
such a statement, the date of such filing, and the | ||||||
13 | identity of the
governmental unit or units in relation to | ||||||
14 | which the filing is required. However, the Secretary of State | ||||||
15 | shall neither accept a statement of economic interest for | ||||||
16 | filing nor issue a receipt indicating that the statement has | ||||||
17 | been filed unless the statement is verified, dated, and signed | ||||||
18 | by the person making the statement and all questions on the | ||||||
19 | statement are answered.
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20 | The Secretary of State may employ such employees and | ||||||
21 | consultants
as he considers necessary to carry out his duties | ||||||
22 | hereunder, and may
prescribe their duties, fix their | ||||||
23 | compensation, and provide for
reimbursement of their expenses.
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24 | All statements of economic interests filed under this | ||||||
25 | Section shall be
available for examination and copying by the | ||||||
26 | public at all reasonable times.
Not later than 12 months after |
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1 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 93rd General | ||||||
2 | Assembly, beginning with statements filed in calendar year
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3 | 2004, the Secretary of State shall make statements of economic | ||||||
4 | interests filed
with the Secretary available for inspection | ||||||
5 | and copying via the Secretary's
website.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)
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7 | (5 ILCS 420/4A-106.5) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 4A-106.5. Persons filing statements with county | ||||||
9 | clerk; notice; certification of list of names; alphabetical | ||||||
10 | list; receipt; examination and copying of statements. The | ||||||
11 | statements of economic interests required of persons listed in | ||||||
12 | Section 4A-101.5 shall be filed with the county clerk of the | ||||||
13 | county in which the principal office of the unit of local | ||||||
14 | government with which the person is associated is located. If | ||||||
15 | it is not apparent which county the principal office of a unit | ||||||
16 | of local government is located, the chief administrative | ||||||
17 | officer, or his or her designee, has the authority, for | ||||||
18 | purposes of this Act, to determine the county in which the | ||||||
19 | principal office is located. Annually, on or before February | ||||||
20 | 1, the chief administrative officer, or his or her designee, | ||||||
21 | of each unit of local government with persons described in | ||||||
22 | Section 4A-101.5 shall certify to the appropriate county clerk | ||||||
23 | a list of names and addresses of persons that are required to | ||||||
24 | file. In preparing the lists, each chief administrative | ||||||
25 | officer, or his or her designee, shall set out the names in |
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1 | alphabetical order. | ||||||
2 | On or before April 1 annually, the county clerk of each | ||||||
3 | county shall notify all persons whose names have been | ||||||
4 | certified to him under Section 4A-101.5, other than candidates | ||||||
5 | for office who have filed their statements with their | ||||||
6 | nominating petitions, of the requirements for filing | ||||||
7 | statements of economic interests. A person required to file | ||||||
8 | with a county clerk by virtue of more than one item among items | ||||||
9 | set forth in Section 4A-101.5 shall be notified of and is | ||||||
10 | required to file only one statement of economic interests | ||||||
11 | relating to all items under which the person is required to | ||||||
12 | file with that county clerk. | ||||||
13 | Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices | ||||||
14 | provided for in this Section shall be in writing and deposited | ||||||
15 | in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, first class postage | ||||||
16 | prepaid, on or before the day required by this Section for the | ||||||
17 | sending of the notice. Alternatively, a county clerk may send | ||||||
18 | the notices electronically to all persons whose names have | ||||||
19 | been thus certified to him. A certificate executed by a county | ||||||
20 | clerk attesting that he or she has sent the notice by the means | ||||||
21 | permitted by this Section constitutes prima facie evidence | ||||||
22 | thereof. | ||||||
23 | From the lists certified to him or her under this Section | ||||||
24 | of persons described in Section 4A-101.5, the clerk of each | ||||||
25 | county shall compile an alphabetical listing of persons | ||||||
26 | required to file statements of economic interests in his or |
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1 | her office under any of those items. As the statements are | ||||||
2 | filed in his or her office, the county clerk shall cause the | ||||||
3 | fact of that filing to be indicated on the alphabetical | ||||||
4 | listing of persons who are required to file statements. Within | ||||||
5 | 30 days after the due dates, the county clerk shall mail to the | ||||||
6 | State Board of Elections a true copy of that listing showing | ||||||
7 | those who have filed statements. | ||||||
8 | The county clerk of each county shall note upon the | ||||||
9 | alphabetical listing the names of all persons required to file | ||||||
10 | a statement of economic interests who failed to file a | ||||||
11 | statement on or before May 1. It shall be the duty of the | ||||||
12 | several county clerks to give notice as provided in Section | ||||||
13 | 4A-105 to any person who has failed to file his or her | ||||||
14 | statement with the clerk on or before May 1. | ||||||
15 | Any person who files or has filed a statement of economic | ||||||
16 | interest under this Section is entitled to receive from the | ||||||
17 | county clerk a receipt indicating that the person has filed | ||||||
18 | such a statement, the date of filing, and the identity of the | ||||||
19 | governmental unit or units in relation to which the filing is | ||||||
20 | required. However, the county clerk shall neither accept a | ||||||
21 | statement of economic interest for filing nor issue a receipt | ||||||
22 | indicating that the statement has been filed unless the | ||||||
23 | statement is verified, dated, and signed by the person making | ||||||
24 | the statement and all questions on the statement are answered. | ||||||
25 | All statements of economic interests filed under this | ||||||
26 | Section shall be available for examination and copying by the |
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1 | public at all reasonable times.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19; 101-617, eff. 12-20-19.)
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