Sen. Melinda Bush
Filed: 3/10/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1444




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1444 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended  
5by adding Article 3B as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/Art. 3B heading new)
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ARTICLE 3B.  BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

 
8    (5 ILCS 420/3B-5 new)
9    Sec. 3B-5. Definition. As used in this Article:
10    "Board" includes a board, commission, authority, task 
11force, or other similar body to which one or more members are 
12appointed by the Governor and where the member receives any 
13form of compensation on a per meeting basis; this does not 
14include reimbursement for actual travel or other expenses 
15necessarily incurred in discharging the duties of the office. 
 
 
 
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1    (5 ILCS 420/3B-10 new)
2    Sec. 3B-10. Per meeting compensation and meetings. 
3Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board member 
4shall not receive per meeting compensation for more than one 
5meeting held during any 7 consecutive day period unless: (i) 
6each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of a 
7bona fide emergency.".