Rep. Jack D. Franks
Filed: 2/20/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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    "Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 11.3 as follows:
 
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    (25 ILCS 170/11.3  new)
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    Sec. 11.3. Compensation from a State agency.  It is a 
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violation of this Act for a person registered or required to be 
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registered under this Act to accept or agree to accept 
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compensation from a State agency for the purpose of lobbying 
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legislative action.
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    This Section does not apply to compensation (i) that is a 
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portion of the salary of a full-time employee of a State agency 
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whose responsibility or authority includes, but is not limited 
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to, lobbying executive, legislative, or administrative action 
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or (ii) to an individual who is contractually retained by a 
 


 






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State agency that is not listed in Section 5-15 of the Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois.
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    For the purpose of this Section, "State agency" is defined 
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as in the Illinois State Auditing Act.".