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    AN ACT concerning government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:



 
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    Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 5-65 as follows:
 
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    (5 ILCS 430/5-65  new)
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    Sec. 5-65. Contributions from appointee; ineligibility for 
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appointment.
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    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
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        "Amount set by federal law" means the limit on 
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    individual contributions established by the Federal 
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    Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended by the  Bipartisan 
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    Campaign Reform Act of 2002. 
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        "Board or commission" means a board, commission, task 
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    force, or authority created or authorized by the Illinois 
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    constitution, State law, or executive order.
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        "Household member" means any of the persons occupying 
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    the same single dwelling. 
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        "Political committee" has the meaning set forth in 
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    Article 9 of the Election Code.
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        "Officeholder" means an executive branch 
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    constitutional officer.
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    (b) An appointed member of a board or commission, or any of 
 


 






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his or her household members, may not make, or cause to be 
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made, contributions to the officeholder who appointed that 
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person or succeeded that officeholder, or to a political 
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committee established to promote the candidacy of that 
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officeholder or succeeding officeholder, during the first year 
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of that appointment in a combined, aggregate amount of more 
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than $2,400, or a greater amount set by federal law,

when 
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combined with any aggregate contributions made by that 
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appointee and his or her household members  during the year 
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before his or her appointment to the officeholder that 
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appointed the person or to a political committee established to 
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promote the candidacy of that officeholder.
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    (c) A person is ineligible for appointment to a board or 
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commission if that person, or any of his or her household 
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members, during the preceding year, has made, or caused to be 
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made, combined, aggregate contributions of more than $2,400 or 
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a greater amount set by federal law,

to the officeholder 
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authorized or required to make the appointment or to a 
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political committee established to promote the candidacy of 
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that officeholder. 
 

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