94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4572

 

Introduced 01/11/06, by Rep. Robert S. Molaro

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 430/20-85
5 ILCS 430/25-85
5 ILCS 430/50-5

    Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires that the quarterly reports of an Inspector General be available to the public (now, to an executive branch constitutional officer or the General Assembly and to the appropriate ethics commission) and include the number of (i) complaints deemed valid to warrant investigation and (ii) investigated State employees in categories of disposition. Makes violation of the confidentiality of an Inspector General's investigatory files and reports a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning ethics.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 20-85, 25-85, and 50-5 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 430/20-85)
7     Sec. 20-85. Quarterly reports by Executive Inspector
8 General. Each Executive Inspector General shall submit
9 quarterly reports to the appropriate executive branch
10 constitutional officer and the Executive Ethics Commission and
11 make those reports available to the public, on dates determined
12 by the Executive Ethics Commission, indicating:
13         (1) the number of allegations received since the date
14     of the last report;
15         (1.5) the number of allegations received since the date
16     of the last report that were deemed valid to warrant
17     investigation;
18         (2) the number of investigations initiated since the
19     date of the last report;
20         (3) the number of investigations concluded since the
21     date of the last report;
22         (4) the number of investigations pending as of the
23     reporting date;
24         (5) the number of complaints forwarded to the Attorney
25     General since the date of the last report; and
26         (6) the number of actions filed with the Executive
27     Ethics Commission since the date of the last report and the
28     number of actions pending before the Executive Ethics
29     Commission as of the reporting date; and .
30         (7) the number of investigated State employees found in
31     violation of a statute or rule, and the number of those
32     State employees fined or suspended, since the date of the

 

 

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1     last report.
2 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
3     (5 ILCS 430/25-85)
4     Sec. 25-85. Quarterly reports by the Legislative Inspector
5 General. The Legislative Inspector General shall submit
6 quarterly reports to the General Assembly and the Legislative
7 Ethics Commission and make those reports available to the
8 public, on dates determined by the Legislative Ethics
9 Commission, indicating:
10         (1) the number of allegations received since the date
11     of the last report;
12         (1.5) the number of allegations received since the date
13     of the last report that were deemed valid to warrant
14     investigation;
15         (2) the number of investigations initiated since the
16     date of the last report;
17         (3) the number of investigations concluded since the
18     date of the last report;
19         (4) the number of investigations pending as of the
20     reporting date;
21         (5) the number of complaints forwarded to the Attorney
22     General since the date of the last report; and
23         (6) the number of actions filed with the Legislative
24     Ethics Commission since the date of the last report and the
25     number of actions pending before the Legislative Ethics
26     Commission as of the reporting date; and .
27         (7) the number of investigated State employees found in
28     violation of a statute or rule, and the number of those
29     State employees fined or suspended, since the date of the
30     last report.
31 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
32     (5 ILCS 430/50-5)
33     Sec. 50-5. Penalties.
34     (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that

 

 

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1 person intentionally violates any provision of Section 5-15,
2 5-30, 5-40, or 5-45 or Article 15.
3     (b) A person who intentionally violates any provision of
4 Section 5-20, 5-35, 5-50, or 5-55 is guilty of a business
5 offense subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
6     (c) A person who intentionally violates any provision of
7 Article 10 is guilty of a business offense and subject to a
8 fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
9     (d) Any person who intentionally makes a false report
10 alleging a violation of any provision of this Act to an ethics
11 commission, an inspector general, the State Police, a State's
12 Attorney, the Attorney General, or any other law enforcement
13 official is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
14     (e) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of
15 up to $5,000 against any person who violates this Act, who
16 intentionally obstructs or interferes with an investigation
17 conducted under this Act by an inspector general, or who
18 intentionally makes a false, frivolous, or bad faith
19 allegation.
20     (e-5) A person who intentionally violates subsection (d) of
21 Section 20-95 or subsection (d) of Section 25-95 is guilty of a
22 Class 4 felony.
23     (f) In addition to any other penalty that may apply,
24 whether criminal or civil, a State employee who intentionally
25 violates any provision of Section 5-15, 5-20, 5-30, 5-35, 5-40,
26 or 5-50, Article 10, Article 15, or Section 20-90 or 25-90 is
27 subject to discipline or discharge by the appropriate ultimate
28 jurisdictional authority.
29 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
30     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
31 becoming law.