96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3802


 
Introduced 2/25/2009, by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













5 ILCS 430/5-10






25 ILCS 170/4.5 new










    Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and the Lobbyist Registration Act.  Requires that each person required to register under the Lobbyist Registration Act, and that person's employees, annually must complete ethics training provided by the Secretary of State.  Permits the Secretary to adapt ethics training required for State employees.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB3802

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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 changing Section 5-10 as follows:
 
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    (5 ILCS 430/5-10)

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    Sec. 5-10. Ethics training.   Each officer, member, and 
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employee
must complete, at least
annually beginning in 2004, an 
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ethics training program conducted by the
appropriate
State 
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agency. Each ultimate jurisdictional authority
must implement 
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an ethics training program for its officers, members, and

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employees.
These ethics training programs shall be overseen by 
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the appropriate Ethics
Commission and Inspector
General 
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appointed pursuant to this Act in consultation with the Office 
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of the
Attorney
General.


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    Each Inspector General
shall set standards and
determine 
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the hours and frequency of training necessary for each
position 
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or category of positions. A person who fills a vacancy in an

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elective or appointed position that requires training and a 
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person
employed in a position that requires training must 
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complete his or her
initial ethics training within 6 months 
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after commencement of his or
her office or employment.


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    The ethics training provided under this Act by the 
 


 






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Secretary of State may be expanded to satisfy the requirement 
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of Section 4.5 of the Lobbyist Registration Act. 
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(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
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    Section 10. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 4.5 as follows:
 
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    (25 ILCS 170/4.5  new)
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    Sec. 4.5. Ethics training. Each person required to register 
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under this Act, and all employees of that person, annually must 
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complete a program of ethics training provided by the Secretary 
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of State.  If the Secretary of State uses the ethics training 
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developed in accordance with Section 5-10 of the State 
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Officials and Employees Ethics Act, that training must be 
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expanded to encompass training necessitated by the 
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requirements, responsibilities, and opportunities imposed by 
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or arising under this Act.
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    The Secretary of State shall adopt rules for the 
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implementation of this Section.