Rep. Jack D. Franks
Filed: 4/13/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 360 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 360 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 75-5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/75-5)
7    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 
8delayed effective date)
9    Sec. 75-5. Application of the State Officials and Employees 
10Ethics Act to the Regional Transit Boards.
11    (a) Beginning July 1, 2011, the provisions of Articles 1, 
125, 10, 20, and 50 of this Act, as well as this Article, shall 
13apply to the Regional Transit Boards.  As used in Articles 1, 5, 
1410, 20, 50, and 75, (i)  "appointee" and "officer" include a 
15person appointed to serve on the board of a Regional Transit 
16Board, and (ii) "employee" and "State employee" include a 
 
 
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1full-time, part-time, or contractual employee of a Regional 
2Transit Board, and (iii) "State agency" includes the Regional 
3Transit Boards.
4    (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have 
5jurisdiction over all board members and employees of the 
6Regional Transit Boards. The Executive Inspector General 
7appointed by the Governor shall have jurisdiction over all 
8board members, employees, vendors, and others doing business 
9with the Regional Transit Boards to investigate allegations of 
10fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, 
11misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of this Act.

12(Source: P.A. 96-1528, eff. 7-1-11.)
 

13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
142011.".