104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3616
 
Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 405/22.1  from Ch. 15, par. 222.1
    Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that the State Comptroller Local Government Advisory Board shall include one member of the Illinois State Police. Provides that recommendations submitted to the Comptroller by the Board shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations for reducing the incidence of financial fraud, improving internal controls, enhancing transparency and accountability, and strengthening the detection, reporting, and investigation of fraudulent activity in units of local government.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by 
5changing Section 22.1 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 405/22.1)  (from Ch. 15, par. 222.1)
7    Sec. 22.1. State Comptroller Local Government Advisory 
8Board. The State Comptroller shall appoint a State Comptroller 
9Local Government Advisory Board consisting of 10 local 
10officials, 5 certified public accountants, one member of the 
11Illinois State Police, and 15 public members. Of the 15 public 
12members at least one shall be a representative of the Illinois 
13Municipal League and at least one shall be a representative of 
14the Township Officials of Illinois. Members of the Board shall 
15serve 3 year terms, except for the initial members from each 
16classification the following terms shall apply: 5 local 
17officials (including representatives of municipalities, 
18counties, and townships) will serve until the first Monday in 
19July 1994, and 5 will serve until the first Monday in July 
201995; 3 certified public accountants will serve until the 
21first Monday in July 1994, and 2 will serve until the first 
22Monday in July 1995; 8 public members will serve until the 
23first Monday in July 1994, and 7 will serve until the first 
 
 
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1Monday in July 1995. Members shall serve until their 
2respective successors are chosen and qualified. This board 
3shall serve the Comptroller in an advisory capacity, but may 
4at any time, by his or her request or at its own initiative, 
5submit to the Comptroller any recommendations concerning the 
6administration of local governmental finances, including, but 
7not limited to, recommendations for reducing the incidence of 
8financial fraud, improving internal controls, enhancing 
9transparency and accountability, and strengthening the 
10detection, reporting, and investigation of fraudulent activity 
11in units of local government. Members shall serve without 
12compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable 
13expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
14(Source: P.A. 90-104, eff. 7-11-97.)