Rep. Tom Cross

Filed: 5/21/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1333

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1333, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
4 1, on page 8, by replacing line 7 with the following:
 
5     "Section 1000.1. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
6 amended by adding Section 3A-40 as follows:
 
7     (5 ILCS 420/3A-40 new)
8     Sec. 3A-40. Written and signed personnel recommendations;
9 disclosure.
10     (a) An individual or entity may not refer or recommend any
11 individual for nomination, appointment, or employment (i) as a
12 member or employee of an executive board or commission or (ii)
13 as an official or employee of an executive State agency, unless
14 the reference or recommendation is made in writing and is
15 signed by the individual or entity making the reference or
16 recommendation.

 

 

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1     (b) Neither the Governor nor any member, official, or
2 employee of an executive board or commission or executive State
3 agency may nominate, appoint, or employ an individual to or in
4 a position described in subsection (a), unless all references
5 and recommendations concerning that individual are reduced to
6 writing and signed as required by this Section.
7     (c) All written and signed references and recommendations
8 under this Section are public documents and must be made
9 available for public inspection and copying during normal
10 business hours.
11     (d) In this Section, "executive board or commission" and
12 "executive State agency" have the same meanings as those terms
13 are defined in the Officials and Employees Termination Act of
14 2009.
15     (e) Knowingly violating this Section is a business offense
16 punishable by a fine of $1,001.
 
17     Section 1000.2. The State Officials and Employees Ethics
18 Act".