99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3701
 
Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
5 ILCS 430/20-52

     Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that if an Executive Inspector General determines that conduct at issue in a summary report resulted in the loss of public funds in an amount of $5,000 or more, then the Commission must make the report, or a redacted version of the report, available to the public. Authorizes the Commission to redact information in a report if it determines that the identity of any person named in the report is unnecessary. Provides that, prior to publication, the Commission shall permit the Executive Inspector General (rather than the Inspector General) to review documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a response that shall be made public with the summary report.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
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, if the conduct at issue in the report that resulted in a 
11suspension of at least 3 days or termination of employment, or 
12if an Executive Inspector General determines that the conduct 
13at issue in the report resulted in the loss of public funds in 
14an amount of $5,000 or more, the Executive Ethics Commission 
15shall make available to the public the report and response or a 
16redacted version of the report and response. The Executive 
17Ethics Commission may make available to the public any other 
18summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional 
19authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report 
20and response.
21    (b)          The Commission shall redact information in the summary 
22report that may reveal the identity of witnesses, complainants, 
23or informants or if the Commission determines that the identity 
 
 
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1of any person named in the report is unnecessary, or that it is 
2appropriate to protect the identity of a person before the 
3report is made public. The Commission may also redact any 
4information it believes should not be made public. Prior to 
5publication, the Commission shall permit the respondents, the 
6Executive Inspector General, and Attorney General to review 
7documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction 
8or provide a response that shall be made public with the 
9summary report.
10    (c)          The Commission may withhold publication of the report 
11or response if the Executive Inspector General or Attorney 
12General certifies that releasing the report to the public will 
13interfere with an ongoing investigation.

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