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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by adding Section 3-108 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (5 ILCS 420/3-108 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3-108. No outside employment during term of office. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) No Speaker of the House of Representatives, President | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | or Minority Leader may engage in outside employment during his | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | or her term of office. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) For the purposes of this Section, "outside employment" | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | means any form of compensated or uncompensated employment or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | business relationship involving the provision of personal | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | services by a person subject to subsection (a) of this Section | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | for an entity other than the State. The term "outside | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | employment" includes, but is not limited to, the provision of | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | personal services as an officer, director, employee, agent, | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | attorney, consultant, contractor, general partner, trustee, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | teacher, or speaker. The term "outside employment" does not, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | however, include participation in the activities of a nonprofit | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | charitable, religious, professional, social, fraternal, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | educational, recreational, public service, or civic |
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1 | organization, unless the organization is a prohibited source, | ||||||
2 | as defined under Section 1-5 of the State Officials and | ||||||
3 | Employees Ethics Act, or unless such activities involve the | ||||||
4 | provision of professional services or advice, or are for | ||||||
5 | compensation other than reimbursement of expenses.
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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