Sen. Dan Kotowski
Filed: 3/23/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 277 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 277 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 20-52 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/20-52)
7    Sec. 20-52. Release of summary reports.
8    (a)          Within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and 
9response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency 
10head that resulted in a suspension of at least 3 days or 
11termination of employment, the Executive Ethics Commission 
12shall make available to the public the report and response or a 
13redacted version of the report and response. The Executive 
14Ethics Commission may make available to the public any other 
15summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional 
16authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report 
 
 
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1and response. If the Executive Ethics Commission does not make 
2a summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional 
3authority or agency head available to the public, the Executive 
4Inspector General responsible for the investigation and report 
5may make a summary report and response of the ultimate 
6jurisdictional authority or agency head available to the 
7public. 
8    (b)          The Commission or Executive Inspector General shall 
9redact information in the summary report that may reveal the 
10identity of witnesses, complainants, or informants or if the 
11Commission or Executive Inspector General determines it is 
12appropriate to protect the identity of a person before the 
13report is made public. The Commission or Executive Inspector 
14General may also redact any information it believes should not 
15be made public. Prior to publication by the Commission, the 
16Commission shall permit the respondents, Executive Inspector 
17General, and Attorney General to review documents to be made 
18public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a 
19response that shall be made public with the summary report. 
20Prior to publication by the Executive Inspector General, the 
21Executive Inspector General shall permit the respondents, the 
22Commission, and the Attorney General to review the documents to 
23be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a 
24response that shall be made public with the summary report. 
25    (c)          The Commission may withhold publication of the report 
26or response if the Executive Inspector General or Attorney 
 
 
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1General certifies that releasing the report to the public will 
2interfere with an ongoing investigation.

3(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
  
 

4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.".