96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4320

 

Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Constance A. Howard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, and the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Makes changes including, but not limited to: statements of economic interests; gifts to State officials and employees; prohibited sources of those gifts; offers and promises in exchange for campaign contributions; revolving door prohibitions; composition of the Executive Ethics Commission; initiation of complaints and investigations by the Executive Inspectors General; the Attorney General's authority to investigate and bring ethics complaints; summary ethics investigation reports; injunctive relief against ethics violations; administrative fines levied by ethics commissions; State contract subcontractors; State leases; and progress reports by State grant recipients and failure to file those reports. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning ethics reform.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5 by changing Sections 4A-102, 4A-103, and 4A-104 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
7     Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
8 by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
9 person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
10 interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the
11 statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be considered
12 to be the same as the interest of the person making the
13 statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this
14 statement.
15     (a) The following interests shall be listed by all persons
16 required to file:
17         (1) The name, address and type of practice of any
18     professional organization or individual professional
19     practice in which the person making the statement was an
20     officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor, or
21     served in any advisory capacity, from which income in
22     excess of $1200 was derived during the preceding calendar
23     year;

 

 

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1         (2) The nature of professional services (other than
2     services rendered to the unit or units of government in
3     relation to which the person is required to file) and the
4     nature of the entity to which they were rendered if fees
5     exceeding $5,000 were received during the preceding
6     calendar year from the entity for professional services
7     rendered by the person making the statement.
8         (3) The identity (including the address or legal
9     description of real estate) of any capital asset from which
10     a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in the
11     preceding calendar year.
12         (4) The name of any unit of government which has
13     employed the person making the statement during the
14     preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of
15     government in relation to which the person is required to
16     file.
17         (5) For each The name of any entity from which a gift
18     or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
19     the aggregate in excess of $500 received during the
20     preceding calendar year: (i) the name of the entity from
21     which it was received; and (ii) a description of each gift,
22     its estimated dollar value, and the date it was received.
23     The requirements of clause (ii) do not apply to any gift or
24     honorarium provided by a person's father, mother, son,
25     daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great
26     uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife,

 

 

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1     grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter,
2     father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
3     brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother,
4     stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half
5     brother, half sister, and including the father, mother,
6     grandfather, or grandmother of the individual's spouse and
7     the individual's fiance or fiancee. , was received during
8     the preceding calendar year.
9     (b) The following interests shall also be listed by persons
10 listed in items (a) through (f) and item (l) of Section 4A-101:
11         (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity
12     doing business in the State of Illinois, in which an
13     ownership interest held by the person at the date of filing
14     is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which
15     dividends of in excess of $1,200 were derived during the
16     preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate,
17     location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if
18     none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit
19     in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be
20     listed;
21         (2) Except for professional service entities, the name
22     of any entity and any position held therein from which
23     income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
24     preceding calendar year, if the entity does business in the
25     State of Illinois. No time or demand deposit in a financial
26     institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.

 

 

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1         (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
2     the person making the statement maintains a close economic
3     association, including the name of the lobbyist and
4     specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the
5     object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general
6     type of economic activity of the client or principal on
7     whose behalf that person is lobbying.
8     (c) The following interests shall also be listed by persons
9 listed in items (g), (h), and (i) of Section 4A-101:
10         (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity
11     doing business with a unit of local government in relation
12     to which the person is required to file if the ownership
13     interest of the person filing is greater than $5,000 fair
14     market value as of the date of filing or if dividends in
15     excess of $1,200 were received from the entity during the
16     preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate,
17     location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if
18     none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit
19     in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be
20     listed.
21         (2) Except for professional service entities, the name
22     of any entity and any position held therein from which
23     income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
24     calendar year if the entity does business with a unit of
25     local government in relation to which the person is
26     required to file. No time or demand deposit in a financial

 

 

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1     institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
2         (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
3     governmental action requested by any entity which has
4     applied to a unit of local government in relation to which
5     the person must file for any license, franchise or permit
6     for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real estate during
7     the preceding calendar year if the ownership interest of
8     the person filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value
9     at the time of filing or if income or dividends in excess
10     of $1,200 were received by the person filing from the
11     entity during the preceding calendar year.
12 (Source: P.A. 92-101, eff. 1-1-02; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
13     (5 ILCS 420/4A-103)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
14     Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
15 by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State shall
16 be filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be
17 verified, dated, and signed by the person making the statement
18 and shall contain substantially the following:
19
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
20
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
21 .............................................................
22 (name)
23 .............................................................
24 (each office or position of employment for which this statement
25 is filed)

 

 

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1 .............................................................
2 (full mailing address)
3 GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
4     The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
5 making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
6 considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
7 the statement.
8     Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
9     If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
10 listing.
11     1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
12 doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership
13 interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess
14 of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
15 of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In
16 the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
17 street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
18 or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
19 instrument need be listed.
20Business EntityInstrument of Ownership
21..............................................................
22..............................................................
23..............................................................
24..............................................................
25     2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
26 professional organization in which the person making the

 

 

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1 statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
2 proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which
3 income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
4 calendar year.
5NameAddressType of Practice
6.............................................................
7.............................................................
8.............................................................
9     3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
10 than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which income
11 exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
12 rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
13 making the statement.
14 .............................................................
15 .............................................................
16     4. List the identity (including the address or legal
17 description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
18 capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
19 preceding calendar year.
20 .............................................................
21 .............................................................
22     5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
23 the person making the statement maintains a close economic
24 association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying
25 the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the
26 lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic

 

 

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1 activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person
2 is lobbying.
3LobbyistLegislative MatterClient or Principal
4.............................................................
5.............................................................
6     6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
7 of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
8 during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
9 services and the title or description of any position held in
10 that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
11 shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
12 description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
13 institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
14EntityPosition Held
15..............................................................
16..............................................................
17..............................................................
18     7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
19 the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
20 year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
21 which the person is required to file.
22 .............................................................
23 .............................................................
24     8. For each gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria,
25 valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500 received
26 during the preceding calendar year, list: (i) the name of the

 

 

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1 entity from which it was received; and (ii) a description of
2 each gift, its estimated dollar value, and the date it was
3 received. Requirement (ii) does not apply to any gift or
4 honorarium provided by a person's father, mother, son,
5 daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great
6 uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife,
7 grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter,
8 father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
9 brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother,
10 stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother,
11 half sister, and including the father, mother, grandfather, or
12 grandmother of the individual's spouse and the individual's
13 fiance or fiancee. List the name of any entity from which a
14 gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
15 the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during the
16 preceding calendar year.
17 .............................................................
18 VERIFICATION:
19     "I declare that this statement of economic interests
20 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
21 examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
22 true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
23 as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
24 understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
25 incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
26 imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary

 

 

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1 not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
2 ................  ..........................................
3 (date of filing)   (signature of person making the statement)
4 (Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
5     (5 ILCS 420/4A-104)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104)
6     Sec. 4A-104. The statement of economic interests required
7 by this Article to be filed with the county clerk shall be
8 filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be verified,
9 dated, and signed by the person making the statement and shall
10 contain substantially the following:
11
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
12
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
13 .............................................................
14 (Name)
15 .............................................................
16 (each office or position of employment for which this statement
17 is filed) ...................................................
18 (full mailing address)
19 GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
20     The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
21 making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
22 considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
23 the statement.
24     Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
25     If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental

 

 

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1 listing.
2     1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
3 doing business with a unit of local government in relation to
4 which the person is required to file, in which the ownership
5 interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess
6 of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
7 of $1,200 were received during the preceding calendar year. (In
8 the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
9 street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
10 or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
11 instrument shall be listed.
12BusinessInstrument ofPosition of
13EntityOwnershipManagement
14.............................................................
15.............................................................
16.............................................................
17     2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
18 professional organization in which the person making the
19 statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
20 proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from which
21 income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
22 calendar year.
23NameAddressType of Practice
24.............................................................
25.............................................................
26.............................................................

 

 

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1     3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
2 than to the unit or units of local government in relation to
3 which the person is required to file) to each entity from which
4 income exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
5 rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
6 making the statement.
7 .............................................................
8 .............................................................
9     4. List the identity (including the address or legal
10 description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
11 capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
12 preceding calendar year.
13 .............................................................
14 .............................................................
15 .............................................................
16     5. List the name of any entity and the nature of the
17 governmental action requested by any entity which has applied
18 to a unit of local government in relation to which the person
19 must file for any license, franchise or permit for annexation,
20 zoning or rezoning of real estate during the preceding calendar
21 year if the ownership interest of the person filing is in
22 excess of $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
23 income or dividends in excess of $1200 were received by the
24 person filing from the entity during the preceding calendar
25 year.
26 .............................................................

 

 

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1 .............................................................
2 .............................................................
3     6. List the name of any entity doing business with a unit
4 of local government in relation to which the person is required
5 to file from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
6 during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
7 services and the title or description of any position held in
8 that entity. No time or demand deposit in a financial
9 institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
10 .............................................................
11 .............................................................
12     7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
13 the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
14 year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
15 which the person is required to file.
16 .............................................................
17 .............................................................
18     8. For each gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria,
19 valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500 received
20 during the preceding calendar year, list: (i) the name of the
21 entity from which it was received; and (ii) a description of
22 each gift, its estimated dollar value, and the date it was
23 received. Requirement (ii) does not apply to any gift or
24 honorarium provided by a person's father, mother, son,
25 daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great
26 uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife,

 

 

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1 grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter,
2 father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
3 brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother,
4 stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother,
5 half sister, and including the father, mother, grandfather, or
6 grandmother of the individual's spouse and the individual's
7 fiance or fiancee. List the name of any entity from which a
8 gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
9 the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during the
10 preceding calendar year.
11 .............................................................
12 VERIFICATION:
13     "I declare that this statement of economic interests
14 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
15 examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
16 true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
17 as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
18 understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
19 incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
20 imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
21 not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
22 ................  ..........................................
23 (date of filing)   (signature of person making the statement)
24 (Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
25     Section 10. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is

 

 

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1 amended by changing Sections 1-5, 5-30, 5-45, 10-15, 15-25,
2 20-5, 20-10, 20-20, 20-21, 20-45, 20-50, 20-60, 20-65, 20-70,
3 20-80, 20-85, 20-90, 20-95, and 50-5 and by adding Sections
4 5-31, 20-20a, and 50-10 as follows:
 
5     (5 ILCS 430/1-5)
6     Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7     "Appointee" means a person appointed to a position in or
8 with a State agency, regardless of whether the position is
9 compensated.
10     "Campaign for elective office" means any activity in
11 furtherance of an effort to influence the selection,
12 nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any
13 federal, State, or local public office or office in a political
14 organization, or the selection, nomination, or election of
15 Presidential or Vice-Presidential electors, but does not
16 include activities (i) relating to the support or opposition of
17 any executive, legislative, or administrative action (as those
18 terms are defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration
19 Act), (ii) relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are
20 otherwise in furtherance of the person's official State duties.
21     "Candidate" means a person who has filed nominating papers
22 or petitions for nomination or election to an elected State
23 office, or who has been appointed to fill a vacancy in
24 nomination, and who remains eligible for placement on the
25 ballot at either a general primary election or general

 

 

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1 election.
2     "Collective bargaining" has the same meaning as that term
3 is defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations
4 Act.
5     "Commission" means an ethics commission created by this
6 Act.
7     "Compensated time" means any time worked by or credited to
8 a State employee that counts toward any minimum work time
9 requirement imposed as a condition of employment with a State
10 agency, but does not include any designated State holidays or
11 any period when the employee is on a leave of absence.
12     "Compensatory time off" means authorized time off earned by
13 or awarded to a State employee to compensate in whole or in
14 part for time worked in excess of the minimum work time
15 required of that employee as a condition of employment with a
16 State agency.
17     "Contribution" has the same meaning as that term is defined
18 in Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
19     "Employee" means (i) any person employed full-time,
20 part-time, or pursuant to a contract and whose employment
21 duties are subject to the direction and control of an employer
22 with regard to the material details of how the work is to be
23 performed or (ii) any appointee.
24     "Employment benefits" include but are not limited to the
25 following: modified compensation or benefit terms; compensated
26 time off; or change of title, job duties, or location of office

 

 

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1 or employment. An employment benefit may also include favorable
2 treatment in determining whether to bring any disciplinary or
3 similar action or favorable treatment during the course of any
4 disciplinary or similar action or other performance review.
5     "Executive branch constitutional officer" means the
6 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
7 State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
8     "Gift" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment,
9 hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other tangible or
10 intangible item having monetary value including, but not
11 limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria for speaking
12 engagements related to or attributable to government
13 employment or the official position of an employee, member, or
14 officer.
15     "Governmental entity" means a unit of local government
16 (including a community college district) or a school district
17 but not a State agency.
18     "Leave of absence" means any period during which a State
19 employee does not receive (i) compensation for State
20 employment, (ii) service credit towards State pension
21 benefits, and (iii) health insurance benefits paid for by the
22 State.
23     "Legislative branch constitutional officer" means a member
24 of the General Assembly and the Auditor General.
25     "Legislative leader" means the President and Minority
26 Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the

 

 

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1 House of Representatives.
2     "Member" means a member of the General Assembly.
3     "Officer" means an executive branch constitutional officer
4 or a legislative branch constitutional officer.
5     "Political" means any activity in support of or in
6 connection with any campaign for elective office or any
7 political organization, but does not include activities (i)
8 relating to the support or opposition of any executive,
9 legislative, or administrative action (as those terms are
10 defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii)
11 relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are otherwise
12 in furtherance of the person's official State duties or
13 governmental and public service functions.
14     "Political organization" means a party, committee,
15 association, fund, or other organization (whether or not
16 incorporated) that is required to file a statement of
17 organization with the State Board of Elections or a county
18 clerk under Section 9-3 of the Election Code, but only with
19 regard to those activities that require filing with the State
20 Board of Elections or a county clerk.
21     "Prohibited political activity" means:
22         (1) Preparing for, organizing, or participating in any
23     political meeting, political rally, political
24     demonstration, or other political event.
25         (2) Soliciting contributions, including but not
26     limited to the purchase of, selling, distributing, or

 

 

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1     receiving payment for tickets for any political
2     fundraiser, political meeting, or other political event.
3         (3) Soliciting, planning the solicitation of, or
4     preparing any document or report regarding any thing of
5     value intended as a campaign contribution.
6         (4) Planning, conducting, or participating in a public
7     opinion poll in connection with a campaign for elective
8     office or on behalf of a political organization for
9     political purposes or for or against any referendum
10     question.
11         (5) Surveying or gathering information from potential
12     or actual voters in an election to determine probable vote
13     outcome in connection with a campaign for elective office
14     or on behalf of a political organization for political
15     purposes or for or against any referendum question.
16         (6) Assisting at the polls on election day on behalf of
17     any political organization or candidate for elective
18     office or for or against any referendum question.
19         (7) Soliciting votes on behalf of a candidate for
20     elective office or a political organization or for or
21     against any referendum question or helping in an effort to
22     get voters to the polls.
23         (8) Initiating for circulation, preparing,
24     circulating, reviewing, or filing any petition on behalf of
25     a candidate for elective office or for or against any
26     referendum question.

 

 

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1         (9) Making contributions on behalf of any candidate for
2     elective office in that capacity or in connection with a
3     campaign for elective office.
4         (10) Preparing or reviewing responses to candidate
5     questionnaires in connection with a campaign for elective
6     office or on behalf of a political organization for
7     political purposes.
8         (11) Distributing, preparing for distribution, or
9     mailing campaign literature, campaign signs, or other
10     campaign material on behalf of any candidate for elective
11     office or for or against any referendum question.
12         (12) Campaigning for any elective office or for or
13     against any referendum question.
14         (13) Managing or working on a campaign for elective
15     office or for or against any referendum question.
16         (14) Serving as a delegate, alternate, or proxy to a
17     political party convention.
18         (15) Participating in any recount or challenge to the
19     outcome of any election, except to the extent that under
20     subsection (d) of Section 6 of Article IV of the Illinois
21     Constitution each house of the General Assembly shall judge
22     the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members.
23     "Prohibited source" means any person or entity who:
24         (1) is seeking official action (i) by the member or
25     officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
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1     directing the employee;
2         (2) does business or seeks to do business (i) with the
3     member or officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, with
4     the employee or with the member, officer, State agency, or
5     other employee directing the employee;
6         (3) conducts activities regulated (i) by the member or
7     officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
8     or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
9     directing the employee;
10         (4) has interests that may be substantially affected by
11     the performance or non-performance of the official duties
12     of the member, officer, or employee; or
13         (5) is registered or required to be registered with the
14     Secretary of State under the Lobbyist Registration Act,
15     except that an entity not otherwise a prohibited source
16     does not become a prohibited source merely because a
17     registered lobbyist is one of its members or serves on its
18     board of directors; or
19         (6) is an agent of, a spouse of, or an immediate family
20     member who is living with a "prohibited source".
21     "State agency" includes all officers, boards, commissions
22 and agencies created by the Constitution, whether in the
23 executive or legislative branch; all officers, departments,
24 boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities,
25 public institutions of higher learning as defined in Section 2
26 of the Higher Education Cooperation Act (except community

 

 

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1 colleges), and bodies politic and corporate of the State; and
2 administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State
3 government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other
4 than units of local government (including community college
5 districts) and their officers, school districts, and boards of
6 election commissioners; and all administrative units and
7 corporate outgrowths of the above and as may be created by
8 executive order of the Governor. "State agency" includes the
9 General Assembly, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the
10 President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and
11 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Senate
12 Operations Commission, and the legislative support services
13 agencies. "State agency" includes the Office of the Auditor
14 General. "State agency" does not include the judicial branch.
15     "State employee" means any employee of a State agency.
16     "Ultimate jurisdictional authority" means the following:
17         (1) For members, legislative partisan staff, and
18     legislative secretaries, the appropriate legislative
19     leader: President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the
20     Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or
21     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
22         (2) For State employees who are professional staff or
23     employees of the Senate and not covered under item (1), the
24     Senate Operations Commission.
25         (3) For State employees who are professional staff or
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1     under item (1), the Speaker of the House of
2     Representatives.
3         (4) For State employees who are employees of the
4     legislative support services agencies, the Joint Committee
5     on Legislative Support Services.
6         (5) For State employees of the Auditor General, the
7     Auditor General.
8         (6) For State employees of public institutions of
9     higher learning as defined in Section 2 of the Higher
10     Education Cooperation Act (except community colleges), the
11     board of trustees of the appropriate public institution of
12     higher learning.
13         (7) For State employees of an executive branch
14     constitutional officer other than those described in
15     paragraph (6), the appropriate executive branch
16     constitutional officer.
17         (8) For State employees not under the jurisdiction of
18     paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), the
19     Governor.
20 (Source: P.A. 95-880, eff. 8-19-08.)
 
21     (5 ILCS 430/5-30)
22     Sec. 5-30. Prohibited offer or promise. An officer or
23 employee of the executive or legislative branch or a candidate
24 for an executive or legislative branch office may not provide,
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1 anything of value related to State government, including but
2 not limited to positions in State government, promotions, or
3 salary increases, other employment benefits, board or
4 commission appointments, favorable treatment in any official
5 or regulatory matter, the awarding of any public contract, or
6 action or inaction on any legislative or regulatory matter, in
7 consideration for a contribution to a political committee,
8 political party, or other person or entity that has as one of
9 its purposes the financial support of a candidate for elective
10 office.
11     Nothing in this Section prevents the making or accepting of
12 voluntary contributions otherwise in accordance with law.
13 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
 
14     (5 ILCS 430/5-31 new)
15     Sec. 5-31. Duty to report. Any State employee who is
16 requested or directed by an officer, member, or employee of the
17 executive or legislative branch or a candidate for an executive
18 or legislative branch office to engage in activity prohibited
19 by Section 5-30 shall report such request or directive to the
20 appropriate Inspector General. A State employee may also report
21 such activity to an appropriate law enforcement agency.
 
22     (5 ILCS 430/5-45)
23     Sec. 5-45. Procurement; revolving door prohibition.
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1 or immediate family member living with such person, shall,
2 within a period of one year immediately after termination of
3 State employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
4 compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if
5 the officer, member, or State employee, during the year
6 immediately preceding termination of State employment,
7 participated personally and substantially in the decision to
8 award of State contracts with a cumulative value of over
9 $25,000 or more to the person or entity, or its parent or
10 subsidiary.
11     (b) No former officer of the executive branch or State
12 employee of the executive branch with regulatory or licensing
13 authority, or spouse or immediate family member living with
14 such person, shall, within a period of one year immediately
15 after termination of State employment, knowingly accept
16 employment or receive compensation or of fees for services from
17 a person or entity if the officer or State employee, during the
18 year immediately preceding termination of State employment,
19 participated personally and substantially in making made a
20 regulatory or licensing decision that directly applied to the
21 person or entity, or its parent or subsidiary.
22     (c) No spouse or immediate family member living with a
23 currently serving officer, member, or State employee who, upon
24 termination, would be subject to the restrictions contained in
25 subsection (a) or (b) of this Section, shall knowingly accept
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1 person or entity, or its parent or subsidiary, if the covered
2 person to whom he or she is related engaged in conduct
3 described in subsection (a) or (b) with respect to that person
4 or entity, or its parent or subsidiary, during the prior 12
5 months. This subsection does not apply to employment or
6 compensation or fees for services or relationships entered into
7 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
8 General Assembly. The requirements of this Section may be
9 waived (i) for the executive branch, in writing by the
10 Executive Ethics Commission, (ii) for the legislative branch,
11 in writing by the Legislative Ethics Commission, and (iii) for
12 the Auditor General, in writing by the Auditor General. During
13 the time period from the effective date of this amendatory Act
14 of the 93rd General Assembly until the Executive Ethics
15 Commission first meets, the requirements of this Section may be
16 waived in writing by the appropriate ultimate jurisdictional
17 authority. During the time period from the effective date of
18 this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly until the
19 Legislative Ethics Commission first meets, the requirements of
20 this Section may be waived in writing by the appropriate
21 ultimate jurisdictional authority. The waiver shall be granted
22 upon a showing that the prospective employment or relationship
23 did not affect the decisions referred to in sections (a) and
24 (b).
25     (d) Each of the officers, agencies, and entities referenced
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1 which State positions under his, her, or its jurisdiction and
2 control, by the nature of their duties, may have the authority
3 to participate personally and substantially in the award of
4 State contracts or in regulatory or licensing decisions. The
5 Governor shall adopt such a policy for all State employees of
6 the executive branch not under the jurisdiction and control of
7 any other executive branch constitutional officer. This
8 Section applies only to persons who terminate an affected
9 position on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
10 of the 93rd General Assembly.
11     (e) The policies required under subsection (d) of this
12 Section shall be filed with the appropriate ethics commission
13 established under this Act or, for the Auditor General, with
14 the Office of the Auditor General.
15     (f) The policies required under subsection (d) of this
16 Section shall be adopted by the applicable entity within 6
17 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
18 96th General Assembly.
19     (g) Each Inspector General shall have the authority to
20 determine that additional State positions under his or her
21 jurisdiction, not otherwise subject to the policies required by
22 subsection (d) of this Section, are nonetheless subject to the
23 notification requirement of subsection (i) below due to their
24 involvement in the award of State contracts or in regulatory or
25 licensing decisions.
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1 subsection (d) of this Section shall provide written
2 notification in the following forms to all employees in
3 positions subject to the policies required by subsection (d) or
4 a determination made under subsection (g):
5         (1) upon hiring, promotion, or transfer into the
6     relevant position; at the time the employee's duties are
7     changed in such a way as to qualify that employee; or upon
8     a determination made under subsection (g); and
9         (2) as part of the employee's ethics training provided
10     pursuant to Section 5-10 of this Act.
11     (i) Any State employee in a position subject to the
12 policies required by subsection (d) or to a determination under
13 subsection (g), but who does not fall within the prohibition of
14 subsection (l) below, who is offered non-State employment
15 during State employment or within a period of one year
16 immediately after termination of State employment shall, prior
17 to accepting such non-State employment, notify the appropriate
18 Inspector General. Such Inspector General shall make a
19 determination as to whether the State employee is restricted
20 from accepting such employment by subsections (a), (b), or (c).
21 For purposes of this subsection, "appropriate Inspector
22 General" means (i) for members and employees of the legislative
23 branch, the Legislative Inspector General; (ii) for the Auditor
24 General and employees of the Office of the Auditor General, the
25 Inspector General provided for in Section 30-5 of this Act; and
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1 Inspector General having jurisdiction over the officer or
2 employee.
3     (j) A spouse of an employee in a position subject to the
4 notification requirement in subsection (i) of this Section, or
5 an immediate family member living with such an employee, shall
6 also be subject to the notification requirement for the same
7 period of time. Upon notification pursuant to this subsection,
8 the appropriate Inspector General shall make a determination as
9 to whether the spouse or immediate family member living with
10 such employee is restricted from accepting employment by
11 subsection (a), (b), or (c) above.
12     (k) An Inspector General's determination regarding
13 restrictions under subsection (a), (b), or (c) may be appealed
14 to the appropriate Ethics Commission. Notice of any
15 determination of an inspector general and of any such appeal
16 shall be given to the Attorney General. The standard of proof
17 in all such determinations shall be by clear and convincing
18 evidence. "Participated personally and substantially" may be
19 further defined by rules adopted by the Executive Ethics
20 Commission for the executive branch, the Legislative Ethics
21 Commission for the legislative branch, and the Auditor General
22 for the Auditor General and employees of the Office of the
23 Auditor General.
24     (l) The following officers, members, or State employees, or
25 a spouse or immediate family member living with such person,
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1 termination of State employment, knowingly accept employment
2 or receive compensation or fees for services from a person or
3 entity if the person or entity or its parent or subsidiary,
4 during the year immediately preceding termination of State
5 employment, was a party to a State contract or contracts with a
6 cumulative value of $25,000 or more or was the subject of a
7 regulatory or licensing decision involving the officer,
8 member, or State employee's State agency, regardless of whether
9 he or she participated personally and substantially in the
10 award of the State contract or contracts or the making of the
11 regulatory or licensing decision in question:
12         (1) members or officers;
13         (2) members of a commission or board created by the
14     Illinois Constitution;
15         (3) persons whose appointment to office is subject to
16     confirmation by the Senate;
17         (4) the head of a department, commission, board,
18     division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit
19     within the government of this State;
20         (5) chief procurement officers, associate procurement
21     officers, State purchasing officers, and their designees
22     whose duties are directly related to State procurement;
23         (6) agency or office legal counsels;
24         (7) chiefs of staff, deputy chiefs of staff, associate
25     chiefs of staff, assistant chiefs of staff, and deputy
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1         (8) those who function as or who exercise similar
2     authority within the government of this State to those
3     enumerated in this subsection.
4 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
5     (5 ILCS 430/10-15)
6     Sec. 10-15. Gift ban; exceptions. The restriction in
7 Section 10-10 does not apply to the following:
8         (1) Opportunities, benefits, and services that are
9     available on the same conditions as for the general public.
10         (2) Anything for which the officer, member, or State
11     employee pays the market value.
12         (3) Any (i) contribution that is lawfully made under
13     the Election Code or under this Act or (ii) activities
14     associated with a fundraising event in support of a
15     political organization or candidate.
16         (4) Educational materials and missions. This exception
17     may be further defined by rules adopted by the appropriate
18     ethics commission or by the Auditor General for the Auditor
19     General and employees of the Office of the Auditor General.
20         (5) Travel expenses for a meeting to discuss State
21     business. This exception may be further defined by rules
22     adopted by the appropriate ethics commission or by the
23     Auditor General for the Auditor General and employees of
24     the Office of the Auditor General.
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1     related to the individual as father, mother, son, daughter,
2     brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great uncle,
3     first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandfather,
4     grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law,
5     mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
6     brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother,
7     stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half
8     brother, half sister, and including the father, mother,
9     grandfather, or grandmother of the individual's spouse and
10     the individual's fiance or fiancee.
11         (7) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of
12     a personal friendship unless the member, officer, or
13     employee has reason to believe that, under the
14     circumstances, the gift was provided because of the
15     official position or employment of the member, officer, or
16     employee and not because of the personal friendship.
17         In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis
18     of personal friendship, the member, officer, or employee
19     shall consider the circumstances under which the gift was
20     offered, such as:
21             (i) the history of the relationship between the
22         individual giving the gift and the recipient of the
23         gift, including any previous exchange of gifts between
24         those individuals;
25             (ii) whether to the actual knowledge of the member,
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1         personally paid for the gift or sought a tax deduction
2         or business reimbursement for the gift; and
3             (iii) whether to the actual knowledge of the
4         member, officer, or employee the individual who gave
5         the gift also at the same time gave the same or similar
6         gifts to other members, officers, or employees.
7         (8) Food or refreshments not exceeding $75 per person
8     in value on a single calendar day; provided that the food
9     or refreshments are (i) consumed on the premises from which
10     they were purchased or prepared or (ii) catered. For the
11     purposes of this Section, "catered" means food or
12     refreshments that are purchased ready to eat and delivered
13     by any means.
14         (8) (9) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation,
15     and other benefits resulting from the outside business or
16     employment activities (or outside activities that are not
17     connected to the duties of the officer, member, or employee
18     as an office holder or employee) of the officer, member, or
19     employee, or the spouse of the officer, member, or
20     employee, if the benefits have not been offered or enhanced
21     because of the official position or employment of the
22     officer, member, or employee, and are customarily provided
23     to others in similar circumstances.
24         (9) (10) Intra-governmental and inter-governmental
25     gifts. For the purpose of this Act, "intra-governmental
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1     employee of a State agency from another member, officer, or
2     employee of the same State agency; and "inter-governmental
3     gift" means any gift given to a member, officer, or
4     employee of a State agency, by a member, officer, or
5     employee of another State agency, of a federal agency, or
6     of any governmental entity.
7         (10) (11) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers
8     at death.
9         (11) (12) Any item or items from any one prohibited
10     source during any calendar year having a cumulative total
11     value of less than $25 100.
12     Each of the exceptions listed in this Section is mutually
13 exclusive and independent of one another, but exception 11 may
14 not be applied to more than one member of the same immediate
15 family (spouse and minor children living at home) during the
16 same calendar year.
17 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
18     (5 ILCS 430/15-25)
19     Sec. 15-25. Remedies. The State employee may be awarded
20 all remedies necessary to make the State employee whole and to
21 prevent future violations of this Article. The circuit courts
22 of this State shall have jurisdiction to hear cases brought
23 under this Article. Remedies imposed by the court may include,
24 but are not limited to, all of the following:
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1     position held before the retaliatory action or to an
2     equivalent position;
3         (2) 2 times the amount of back pay;
4         (3) interest on the back pay;
5         (4) the reinstatement of full fringe benefits and
6     seniority rights; and
7         (5) the payment of reasonable costs and attorneys'
8     fees.
9 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
10     (5 ILCS 430/20-5)
11     Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission.
12     (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created.
13     (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9
14 commissioners. The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and
15 the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
16 Treasurer shall each appoint one commissioner; provided,
17 however, that beginning July 1, 2011, the Executive Ethics
18 Commission shall consist of 7 commissioners. The Governor shall
19 appoint 3 commissioners, and the Attorney General, Secretary of
20 State, Comptroller, and Treasurer shall each appoint one
21 commissioner. The Governor shall appoint 2 commissioners to
22 terms commencing July 1, 2011. The incumbent commissioners
23 whose 4-year terms expire after June 30, 2011, shall continue
24 to serve until the expiration of their terms of office.
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1 of the Senate by three-fifths of the elected members concurring
2 by record vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate
3 within 60 session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed
4 to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. If,
5 during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office
6 of commissioner, the appointing authority shall make a
7 temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when
8 the appointing authority shall make a nomination to fill that
9 office. No person rejected for an office of commissioner shall,
10 except by the Senate's request, be nominated again for that
11 office at the same session of the Senate or be appointed to
12 that office during a recess of that Senate. No more than 4 5
13 commissioners may be of the same political party.
14     The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
15 qualification. Four initial appointees of the Governor, as
16 designated by the Governor, shall serve terms running through
17 June 30, 2007. One initial appointee of the Governor, as
18 designated by the Governor, and the initial appointees of the
19 Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
20 Treasurer shall serve terms running through June 30, 2008. The
21 initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after the
22 effective date of this Act.
23     After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
24 4-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
25 and running through June 30 of the fourth following year;
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1 appointments commence on July 1, 2011, commissioners shall be
2 appointed for 6-year terms, commencing on July 1 of the year of
3 appointment and running through June 30 of the sixth following
4 year. Commissioners having served in excess of 5 years as
5 members of the Commission shall be ineligible for
6 reappointment. may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
7 terms.
8     Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall
9 be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
10 the term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
11     Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
12 filled.
13     (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
14 who have experience holding governmental office or employment
15 and shall appoint commissioners from the general public. A
16 person is not eligible to serve as a commissioner if that
17 person (i) has been convicted of a felony or a crime of
18 dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) is, or was within the
19 preceding 12 months, engaged in activities that require
20 registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act, (iii) is
21 related to the appointing authority, or (iv) is a State officer
22 or employee.
23     (d) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
24 jurisdiction over all officers and employees of State agencies
25 other than the General Assembly, the Senate, the House of
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1 Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
2 Representatives, the Senate Operations Commission, the
3 legislative support services agencies, and the Office of the
4 Auditor General. The jurisdiction of the Commission is limited
5 to matters arising under this Act, except with regard to
6 oversight of investigations undertaken by the Executive
7 Inspector General consistent with the broader authority set
8 forth in Section 20-10 (c) of this Act.
9     (e) The Executive Ethics Commission must meet, either in
10 person or by other technological means, at least monthly and as
11 often as necessary. At the first meeting of the Executive
12 Ethics Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their
13 number a chairperson and other officers that they deem
14 appropriate. The terms of officers shall be for 2 years
15 commencing July 1 and running through June 30 of the second
16 following year. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
17 chairperson or any 3 commissioners. Official action by the
18 Commission shall require the affirmative vote of 4 5
19 commissioners, and a quorum shall consist of 3 5 commissioners.
20 Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount equal to
21 the compensation of members of the State Board of Elections and
22 may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually
23 incurred in the performance of their duties.
24     (f) No commissioner or employee of the Executive Ethics
25 Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
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1         (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
2         (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
3     except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
4     study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
5     law;
6         (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
7     political party or political organization; or
8         (4) actively participate in any campaign for any
9     elective office.
10     (g) An appointing authority may remove a commissioner only
11 for cause.
12     (h) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint an
13 Executive Director. The compensation of the Executive Director
14 shall be as determined by the Commission or by the Compensation
15 Review Board, whichever amount is higher. The Executive
16 Director of the Executive Ethics Commission may employ and
17 determine the compensation of staff, as appropriations permit.
18 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
19     (5 ILCS 430/20-10)
20     Sec. 20-10. Offices of Executive Inspectors General.
21     (a) Five independent Offices of the Executive Inspector
22 General are created, one each for the Governor, the Attorney
23 General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, and the
24 Treasurer. Each Office shall be under the direction and
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1 fully independent office with separate appropriations.
2     (b) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
3 Comptroller, and Treasurer shall each appoint an Executive
4 Inspector General, without regard to political affiliation and
5 solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability.
6 Appointments shall be made by and with the advice and consent
7 of the Senate by three-fifths of the elected members concurring
8 by record vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate
9 within 60 session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed
10 to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. If,
11 during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office
12 of Executive Inspector General, the appointing authority shall
13 make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the
14 Senate when the appointing authority shall make a nomination to
15 fill that office. No person rejected for an office of Executive
16 Inspector General shall, except by the Senate's request, be
17 nominated again for that office at the same session of the
18 Senate or be appointed to that office during a recess of that
19 Senate.
20     Nothing in this Article precludes the appointment by the
21 Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
22 or Treasurer of any other inspector general required or
23 permitted by law. The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
24 State, Comptroller, and Treasurer each may appoint an existing
25 inspector general as the Executive Inspector General required
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1 prohibited by law, rule, jurisdiction, qualification, or
2 interest from serving as the Executive Inspector General
3 required by this Article. An appointing authority may not
4 appoint a relative as an Executive Inspector General.
5     Each Executive Inspector General shall have the following
6 qualifications:
7         (1) has not been convicted of any felony under the laws
8     of this State, another State, or the United States;
9         (2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an
10     institution of higher education; and
11         (3) has 5 or more years of cumulative service (A) with
12     a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, at least
13     2 years of which have been in a progressive investigatory
14     capacity; (B) as a federal, State, or local prosecutor; (C)
15     as a senior manager or executive of a federal, State, or
16     local agency; (D) as a member, an officer, or a State or
17     federal judge; or (E) representing any combination of (A)
18     through (D).
19     The term of each initial Executive Inspector General shall
20 commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30,
21 2008. The initial appointments shall be made within 60 days
22 after the effective date of this Act.
23     After the initial term, each Executive Inspector General
24 shall serve for 5-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year
25 of appointment and running through June 30 of the fifth
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1 reappointed to one or more subsequent terms.
2     A vacancy occurring other than at the end of a term shall
3 be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
4 the term of the Executive Inspector General whose office is
5 vacant.
6     Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
7 filled.
8     (c) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
9 Attorney General shall have jurisdiction over the Attorney
10 General and all officers and employees of, and vendors and
11 others doing business with, State agencies within the
12 jurisdiction of the Attorney General. The Executive Inspector
13 General appointed by the Secretary of State shall have
14 jurisdiction over the Secretary of State and all officers and
15 employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
16 agencies within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State. The
17 Executive Inspector General appointed by the Comptroller shall
18 have jurisdiction over the Comptroller and all officers and
19 employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
20 agencies within the jurisdiction of the Comptroller. The
21 Executive Inspector General appointed by the Treasurer shall
22 have jurisdiction over the Treasurer and all officers and
23 employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
24 agencies within the jurisdiction of the Treasurer. The
25 Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor shall
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1 and all officers and employees of, and vendors and others doing
2 business with, executive branch State agencies under the
3 jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission and not within
4 the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, the Secretary of
5 State, the Comptroller, or the Treasurer.
6     The jurisdiction of each Executive Inspector General is to
7 investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement,
8 misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
9 violations of this Act or violations of other related laws and
10 rules.
11     (d) The minimum compensation for each Executive Inspector
12 General shall be determined by the Executive Ethics Commission,
13 and shall be made from appropriations made to the Comptroller
14 for this purpose. The actual compensation for each Executive
15 Inspector General shall be determined by the appointing
16 executive branch constitutional officer and must be at or above
17 the minimum compensation level set by the Executive Ethics
18 Commission. Subject to Section 20-45 of this Act, each
19 Executive Inspector General has full authority to organize his
20 or her Office of the Executive Inspector General, including the
21 employment and determination of the compensation of staff, such
22 as deputies, assistants, and other employees, as
23 appropriations permit. A separate appropriation shall be made
24 for each Office of Executive Inspector General, and such
25 appropriation shall be exempt from supervision by the
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1 processing of budget submissions.
2     (e) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
3 Office of the Executive Inspector General may, during his or
4 her term of appointment or employment:
5         (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
6         (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
7     except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
8     study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
9     law;
10         (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
11     political party or political organization; or
12         (4) actively participate in any campaign for any
13     elective office.
14     In this subsection an appointed public office means a
15 position authorized by law that is filled by an appointing
16 authority as provided by law and does not include employment by
17 hiring in the ordinary course of business.
18     (e-1) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
19 Office of the Executive Inspector General may, for one year
20 after the termination of his or her appointment or employment:
21         (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
22         (2) hold any elected public office; or
23         (3) hold any appointed State, county, or local judicial
24     office.
25     (e-2) The requirements of item (3) of subsection (e-1) may
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1     (f) An Executive Inspector General may be removed only for
2 cause and may be removed only by the appointing constitutional
3 officer. At the time of the removal, the appointing
4 constitutional officer must report to the Executive Ethics
5 Commission the justification for the removal.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
7     (5 ILCS 430/20-20)
8     Sec. 20-20. Duties of the Executive Inspectors General. In
9 addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, each Executive
10 Inspector General shall have the following duties:
11         (1) To receive and investigate allegations of
12     violations of this Act. The Executive Inspector General may
13     initiate an investigation upon the receipt of receive
14     information from through the Office of any Executive
15     Inspector General, or through an ethics commission, or any
16     other source. An investigation may be conducted only in
17     response to information reported to the Executive
18     Inspector General as provided in this Section and not upon
19     his or her own prerogative. Complaints Allegations may not
20     be filed made anonymously. An investigation may not be
21     initiated more than 3 years one year after the most recent
22     act of the alleged violation or of a series of alleged
23     violations except where there is reasonable cause to
24     believe that fraudulent concealment has occurred. To
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1     limitations period, there must be an affirmative act or
2     representation calculated to prevent discovery of the fact
3     that a violation has occurred. The Executive Inspector
4     General shall have the discretion to determine the
5     appropriate means of investigation as permitted by law.
6         (2) To request information relating to an
7     investigation from any person when the Executive Inspector
8     General deems that information necessary in conducting an
9     investigation.
10         (3) To issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of
11     witnesses for the purposes of testimony and production of
12     documents and other items for inspection and copying and to
13     make service of those subpoenas and subpoenas issued under
14     item (7) of Section 20-15.
15         (4) To submit reports as required by this Act.
16         (5) To file pleadings in the name of the Executive
17     Inspector General with the Executive Ethics Commission,
18     through the Attorney General, as provided in this Article
19     if the Attorney General finds that reasonable cause exists
20     to believe that a violation has occurred.
21         (6) To assist and coordinate the ethics officers for
22     State agencies under the jurisdiction of the Executive
23     Inspector General and to work with those ethics officers.
24         (7) To participate in or conduct, when appropriate,
25     multi-jurisdictional investigations.
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1     deems appropriate, from ethics officers of State agencies
2     under his or her jurisdiction, reports or information on
3     (i) the content of a State agency's ethics training program
4     and (ii) the percentage of new officers and employees who
5     have completed ethics training.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
7     (5 ILCS 430/20-20a new)
8     Sec. 20-20a. Attorney General investigatory authority. In
9 addition to investigatory authority otherwise assigned by law,
10 the Attorney General shall have the authority to investigate
11 violations of this Act pursuant to notice received under
12 Section 5-45(k) or Section 20-50(c) of this Act. The Attorney
13 General shall have the discretion to determine the appropriate
14 means of investigation as permitted by law, including (i) the
15 request of information relating to an investigation from any
16 person when the Attorney General deems that information
17 necessary in conducting an investigation; and (ii) the issuance
18 of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses for the
19 purposes of sworn testimony and production of documents and
20 other items for inspection and copying and to make service of
21 those subpoenas.
 
22     (5 ILCS 430/20-21)
23     Sec. 20-21. Special Executive Inspectors General.
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1 and by majority vote, may appoint special Executive Inspectors
2 General (i) to investigate matters within the jurisdiction of
3 an Executive Inspector General alleged violations of this Act
4 if an investigation by the Inspector General was not concluded
5 within 6 months after its initiation, where the Commission
6 finds that the Inspector General's reasons under Section 20-65
7 for failing to complete the investigation are insufficient, and
8 (ii) to accept referrals from the Commission of allegations
9 made pursuant to this Act concerning an Executive Inspector
10 General or employee of an Office of an Executive Inspector
11 General and to investigate those allegations, and (iii) to
12 investigate matters within the jurisdiction of an Executive
13 Inspector General if an Executive Inspector General (including
14 his or her employees) could be reasonably deemed to be a
15 wrongdoer or suspect, or if in the determination of the
16 Commission, an investigation presents real or apparent
17 conflicts of interest for the Office of the Executive Inspector
18 General.
19     (b) A special Executive Inspector General must have the
20 same qualifications as an Executive Inspector General
21 appointed under Section 20-10.
22     (c) The Commission's appointment of a special Executive
23 Inspector General must be in writing and must specify the
24 duration and purpose of the appointment.
25     (d) A special Executive Inspector General shall have the
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1 her appointment as an Executive Inspector General appointed
2 under Section 20-10.
3     (e) A special Executive Inspector General shall report the
4 findings of his or her investigation to the Commission.
5     (f) The Commission may report the findings of a special
6 Executive Inspector General and its recommendations, if any, to
7 the appointing authority of the appropriate Executive
8 Inspector General.
9 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
10     (5 ILCS 430/20-45)
11     Sec. 20-45. Standing; representation.
12     (a) With the exception of a person appealing an Inspector
13 General's determination under Section 5-45(k) of this Act, only
14 Only an Executive Inspector General or the Attorney General may
15 bring actions before the Executive Ethics Commission. The
16 Attorney General may bring actions before the Executive Ethics
17 Commission pursuant to notice received under Section 5-45(k) or
18 Section 20-50(c) of this Act.
19     (b) The Attorney General shall represent an Executive
20 Inspector General in all proceedings before the Commission.
21 Whenever the Attorney General is sick or absent, or unable to
22 attend, or is interested in any matter or proceeding under this
23 Act, upon the filing of a petition under seal by any person
24 with standing, the Supreme Court (or any other court of
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1 the Supreme Court) may appoint some competent attorney to
2 prosecute or defend that matter or proceeding, and the attorney
3 so appointed shall have the same power and authority in
4 relation to that matter or proceeding as the Attorney General
5 would have had if present and attending to the same.
6     (c) Attorneys representing an Inspector General in
7 proceedings before the Executive Ethics Commission, except an
8 attorney appointed under subsection (b), shall be appointed or
9 retained by the Attorney General, shall be under the
10 supervision, direction, and control of the Attorney General,
11 and shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General. The
12 compensation of any attorneys appointed or retained in
13 accordance with this subsection or subsection (b) shall be paid
14 by the appropriate Office of the Executive Inspector General.
15 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
16     (5 ILCS 430/20-50)
17     Sec. 20-50. Investigation reports; complaint procedure.
18     (a) If an Executive Inspector General, upon the conclusion
19 of an investigation, determines that reasonable cause exists to
20 believe that a violation has occurred, then the Executive
21 Inspector General shall issue a summary report of the
22 investigation. The report shall be delivered to the appropriate
23 ultimate jurisdictional authority and to the head of each State
24 agency affected by or involved in the investigation, if
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1     (b) The summary report of the investigation shall include
2 the following:
3         (1) A description of any allegations or other
4     information received by the Executive Inspector General
5     pertinent to the investigation.
6         (2) A description of any alleged misconduct discovered
7     in the course of the investigation.
8         (3) Recommendations for any corrective or disciplinary
9     action to be taken in response to any alleged misconduct
10     described in the report, including but not limited to
11     discharge.
12         (4) Other information the Executive Inspector General
13     deems relevant to the investigation or resulting
14     recommendations.
15     If the summary report recommends corrective or
16 disciplinary action as described in subsection (b)(3), the
17 appropriate ultimate jurisdictional authority shall respond
18 within 30 days, in writing to the Executive Inspector General
19 and indicate what corrective or disciplinary action it has
20 imposed. Within 30 days after receiving the response from the
21 ultimate jurisdictional authority, the Executive Inspector
22 General shall deliver to the Executive Ethics Commission a copy
23 of the summary report and the response of the ultimate
24 jurisdictional authority. The Executive Ethics Commission
25 shall make public the summary report and the response of the
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1 Commission determines that the public interest in disclosure is
2 outweighed by other factors, including the need for further
3 investigation of the case or related cases, protecting the
4 identity of witnesses, or fairness to the subject of the
5 investigation. The Executive Ethics Commission may redact
6 information in the summary report or response before making it
7 public or issue a digest of the summary report and response
8 without identifying information. In determining whether to
9 make a summary report and response public in its entirety, in a
10 redacted form, in a digest form, or not at all, the Executive
11 Ethics Commission shall consider information provided by the
12 appropriate Inspector General regarding the public interest in
13 disclosure of the summary report and response and the factors
14 which would outweigh the interest in public disclosure.
15     (c) Within Not less than 30 days after delivery of the
16 summary report of an investigation under subsection (a), if the
17 Executive Inspector General or any member of the Commission
18 believes a complaint should be filed, he or she desires to file
19 a petition for leave to file a complaint, the Executive
20 Inspector General shall provide notice to notify the Commission
21 and the Attorney General. After receiving the summary report,
22 if the Commission believes a complaint should be filed, the
23 Commission shall provide notice to the Attorney General. If,
24 within 30 days after the delivery of such summary report, the
25 Commission believes that additional investigation or
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1 to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General ultimately
2 determines that reasonable cause exists to believe that a
3 violation has occurred, then either the Attorney General or the
4 Executive Inspector General, represented by the Attorney
5 General, may file with the Executive Ethics Commission a
6 petition for leave to file a complaint. The petition shall set
7 forth the alleged violation and the grounds that exist to
8 support the complaint petition. The petition for leave to file
9 a complaint must be filed with the Commission within 4 years 18
10 months after the most recent act of the alleged violation or of
11 a series of alleged violations except where there is reasonable
12 cause to believe that fraudulent concealment has occurred. To
13 constitute fraudulent concealment sufficient to toll this
14 limitations period, there must be an affirmative act or
15 representation calculated to prevent discovery of the fact that
16 a violation has occurred. If a petition for leave to file a
17 complaint is not filed with the Commission within 6 months
18 after notice by the Inspector General to the Commission and the
19 Attorney General, then the Commission may set a meeting of the
20 Commission at which the Attorney General shall appear and
21 provide a status report to the Commission.
22     (d) A copy of the complaint petition must be served on all
23 respondents named in the complaint and on each respondent's
24 ultimate jurisdictional authority in the same manner as process
25 is served under the Code of Civil Procedure.
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1 leave to file a complaint within 30 days after notice of the
2 complaint petition has been served on the respondent.
3     (e-1) A reply in support of the complaint may be filed
4 within 14 days after notice of the respondent's objections has
5 been served on the petitioner.
6     (f) The Commission shall meet, either in person or by
7 telephone, in a closed session to review the sufficiency of the
8 complaint. If the Commission finds that complaint is
9 sufficient, the Commission shall grant the petition for leave
10 to file the complaint. The Commission shall issue notice to the
11 parties Executive Inspector General and all respondents of the
12 Commission's ruling on the sufficiency of the complaint. If the
13 complaint is deemed to sufficiently allege a violation of this
14 Act, then the Commission shall notify the parties and shall
15 include a hearing date scheduled within 4 weeks after the date
16 of the notice, unless all of the parties consent to a later
17 date. If the complaint is deemed not to sufficiently allege a
18 violation, then the Commission shall send by certified mail,
19 return receipt requested, a notice to the parties of the
20 decision to dismiss the complaint.
21     (f-1) If the complaint is deemed to sufficiently allege a
22 violation of this Act, the respondent may file an answer to the
23 complaint within 30 days after receiving notice of the
24 Commission's ruling.
25     (f-2) Within 7 days after the date for filing respondent's
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1 the Commission shall notify the parties and shall set a hearing
2 to be held within 60 days after filing of the respondent's
3 answer, unless all of the parties consent to a later date.
4     (g) On the scheduled date the Commission shall conduct a
5 closed meeting, either in person or, if the parties consent, by
6 telephone, on the complaint and allow all parties the
7 opportunity to present testimony and evidence. All such
8 proceedings shall be transcribed.
9     (h) Within an appropriate time limit set by rules of the
10 Executive Ethics Commission, the Commission shall (i) dismiss
11 the complaint or shall (i) (ii) issue a recommendation of
12 discipline to the respondent and the respondent's ultimate
13 jurisdictional authority; (ii) issue injunctive relief as
14 described in Section 50-10; (iii) impose an administrative fine
15 as provided for in Section 50-5; or (iv) impose any combination
16 of (i) through (iii). or impose an administrative fine upon the
17 respondent, or both.
18     (i) The proceedings on any complaint filed with the
19 Commission shall be conducted pursuant to rules promulgated by
20 the Commission.
21     (j) The Commission may designate hearing officers to
22 conduct proceedings as determined by rule of the Commission.
23     (k) In all proceedings before the Commission, the standard
24 of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence.
25     (l) When the Inspector General concludes that there is
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1 Inspector General shall close the investigation. For any
2 investigation closed pursuant to this subsection, the
3 Executive Ethics Commission has the discretion to request that
4 the Inspector General deliver to the Commission a summary
5 report of the investigation. The Commission also has the
6 discretion to request that the Inspector General conduct
7 further investigation of any matter closed pursuant to this
8 subsection, or to refer the allegations to the Attorney General
9 for further review. At the request of the subject of the
10 investigation, the Inspector General shall provide a written
11 statement to the subject of the investigation and to the
12 Commission of the Inspector General's decision to close the
13 investigation. Closure by the Inspector General does not bar
14 the Inspector General from resuming the investigation, nor does
15 such closure bar the Attorney General from investigating or
16 filing a complaint, if circumstances warrant.
17 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
18     (5 ILCS 430/20-60)
19     Sec. 20-60. Appeals. A decision of the Executive Ethics
20 Commission to impose a fine or injunctive relief is subject to
21 judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. All other
22 decisions by the Executive Ethics Commission are final and not
23 subject to review either administratively or judicially.
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1     (5 ILCS 430/20-65)
2     Sec. 20-65. Reporting of investigations Investigations not
3 concluded within 6 months.
4     (a) Each Executive Inspector General shall file a monthly
5 activity report with the Executive Ethics Commission that
6 reflects activity during the previous month. The activity
7 report shall be filed by the fifteenth day of the following
8 month and shall disclose:
9         (1) The opening of any investigation during the
10     preceding month, including the date it was opened, the
11     affected office, agency or agencies, the investigation's
12     unique tracking number, and a statement of the general
13     nature of the allegation or allegations currently under
14     investigation.
15         (2) The closing of any investigation during the
16     preceding month, including the date it was closed, the
17     affected office, agency or agencies, the investigation's
18     unique tracking number, and a statement of the general
19     nature of the allegations or allegations that formed the
20     basis of the investigation.
21         (3) The status of any investigation that remained open
22     at the end of the month, including the date it was opened,
23     the affected office, agency or agencies, the
24     investigation's unique tracking number, and a statement of
25     the general nature of the investigation.
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1 after its initiation, the appropriate Executive Inspector
2 General shall file a 6-month report with notify the Executive
3 Ethics Commission. The 6-month report shall disclose: and
4 appropriate ultimate jurisdictional authority of the general
5         (1) The nature of the allegation or information giving
6     rise to the investigation, the title or job duties of the
7     subjects of the investigation, and the investigation's
8     unique tracking number.
9         (2) The date of the last alleged violation of the Act
10     or other State law giving rise to the investigation.
11         (3) Whether the Executive Inspector General has found
12     credible the allegations of criminal conduct.
13         (4) Whether the allegation has been referred to an
14     appropriate law enforcement agency. If an Executive
15     Inspector General has referred an allegation to a law
16     enforcement agency and continues to work on the matter, the
17     reporting requirement is suspended.
18         (5) If an allegation has not been referred to a law
19     enforcement agency, and the reasons for the failure to
20     complete the investigation within 6 months, a summary of
21     the investigative steps taken, additional investigative
22     steps contemplated at the time of the report, and an
23     estimate of additional time necessary to complete the
24     investigation.
25         (6) Any other information deemed necessary by the
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1     appoint a Special Inspector General.
2 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
3     (5 ILCS 430/20-70)
4     Sec. 20-70. Cooperation in investigations. It is the duty
5 of every officer and employee under the jurisdiction of an
6 Executive Inspector General, including any inspector general
7 serving in any State agency under the jurisdiction of that
8 Executive Inspector General, to cooperate with the Executive
9 Inspector General and the Attorney General in any investigation
10 undertaken pursuant to this Act. Failure to cooperate with an
11 investigation of the Executive Inspector General or the
12 Attorney General is grounds for disciplinary action, including
13 dismissal. Nothing in this Section limits or alters a person's
14 existing rights or protections under State or federal law.
15 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
16     (5 ILCS 430/20-80)
17     Sec. 20-80. Referrals of investigations. If an Executive
18 Inspector General determines that any alleged misconduct
19 involves any person not subject to the jurisdiction of the
20 Executive Ethics Commission, that Executive Inspector General
21 shall refer the reported allegations to the appropriate
22 Inspector General, appropriate ethics commission, or other
23 appropriate body. If an Executive Inspector General determines
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1 penalties, the Executive Inspector General may refer the
2 allegations regarding that misconduct to the appropriate law
3 enforcement authority. If an Executive Inspector General
4 determines that any alleged misconduct resulted in the loss of
5 public funds in an amount of $5,000 or greater, the Executive
6 Inspector General shall refer the allegations regarding that
7 misconduct to the Attorney General.
8 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
9     (5 ILCS 430/20-85)
10     Sec. 20-85. Quarterly reports by Executive Inspector
11 General. Each Executive Inspector General shall submit
12 quarterly reports to the appropriate executive branch
13 constitutional officer and the Executive Ethics Commission, on
14 dates determined by the Executive Ethics Commission,
15 indicating:
16         (1) the number of allegations received since the date
17     of the last report;
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
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1         (6) the number of actions filed with the Executive
2     Ethics Commission since the date of the last report and the
3     number of actions pending before the Executive Ethics
4     Commission as of the reporting date; and
5         (7) the number of allegations referred to any law
6     enforcement agency, and the identity of the law enforcement
7     agency to which those allegations were referred.
8 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
9     (5 ILCS 430/20-90)
10     Sec. 20-90. Confidentiality.
11     (a) The identity of any individual providing information or
12 reporting any possible or alleged misconduct to an Executive
13 Inspector General or the Executive Ethics Commission shall be
14 kept confidential and may not be disclosed without the consent
15 of that individual, unless the individual consents to
16 disclosure of his or her name or disclosure of the individual's
17 identity is otherwise required by law. The confidentiality
18 granted by this subsection does not preclude the disclosure of
19 the identity of a person in any capacity other than as the
20 source of an allegation.
21     (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 20-50(c),
22 commissioners, employees, and agents of the Executive Ethics
23 Commission, the Executive Inspectors General, and employees
24 and agents of each Office of an Executive Inspector General,
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1 office of the Attorney General shall keep confidential and
2 shall not disclose information exempted from disclosure under
3 the Freedom of Information Act or by this Act.
4 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
5     (5 ILCS 430/20-95)
6     Sec. 20-95. Exemptions.
7     (a) Documents generated by an ethics officer under this
8 Act, except Section 5-50, are exempt from the provisions of the
9 Freedom of Information Act.
10     (b) Any allegations and related documents submitted to an
11 Executive Inspector General and any pleadings and related
12 documents brought before the Executive Ethics Commission are
13 exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act so
14 long as the Executive Ethics Commission does not make a finding
15 of a violation of this Act. If the Executive Ethics Commission
16 finds that a violation has occurred, the entire record of
17 proceedings before the Commission, the decision and
18 recommendation, and the mandatory report from the agency head
19 or ultimate jurisdictional authority to the Executive Ethics
20 Commission are not exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of
21 Information Act but information contained therein that is
22 otherwise exempt from the Freedom of Information Act must be
23 redacted before disclosure as provided in Section 8 of the
24 Freedom of Information Act.
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1 20-15 of this Act are exempt from the provisions of the Open
2 Meetings Act.
3     (d) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, all
4 investigatory files and reports of the Office of an Executive
5 Inspector General, other than quarterly reports, are
6 confidential, are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
7 Information Act, and shall not be divulged to any person or
8 agency, except as necessary (i) to the appropriate law
9 enforcement authority if the matter is referred pursuant to
10 this Act, (ii) to the ultimate jurisdictional authority, (iii)
11 to the Executive Ethics Commission; or (iv) to another
12 Inspector General appointed pursuant to this Act, or (v) to
13 another appropriate entity that has authority to investigate
14 the conduct alleged in the complaint.
15 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
16     (5 ILCS 430/50-5)
17     Sec. 50-5. Penalties.
18     (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that
19 person intentionally violates any provision of Section 5-15,
20 5-30, 5-40, or 5-45 or Article 15.
21     (a-1) For a violation of any Section of this Act, an ethics
22 commission may levy an administrative fine up to $20,000 or the
23 estimated dollar value of the benefit obtained as a direct and
24 indirect result of a violation of this Act, whichever is
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1     (a-2) Notwithstanding subsection (a-1), an ethics
2 commission may levy an administrative fine for a violation of
3 Section 5-45 of up to 3 times the total annual compensation
4 that would have been obtained in violation of Section 5-45.
5     (b) A person who intentionally violates any provision of
6 Section 5-20, 5-35, 5-50, or 5-55 is guilty of a business
7 offense subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $20,000
8 $5,000.
9     (c) A person is guilty of a Class 4 felony if that person
10 intentionally violates any provision of Section 5-30. A person
11 convicted of violating Section 5-30 forfeits his or her office
12 or employment.
13     (c-1) Notwithstanding subsection (a-1), an ethics
14 commission may levy an administrative fine of up to 3 times the
15 value of the cash or in-kind contribution to the political
16 committee, political party, or other person or entity for a
17 violation of Section 5-30.
18     (d) (c) A person who intentionally violates any provision
19 of Article 10 is guilty of a business offense and subject to a
20 fine of at least $1,001 and up to $20,000 $5,000.
21     (e) (d) Any person who intentionally makes a false report
22 alleging a violation of any provision of this Act to an ethics
23 commission, an inspector general, the State Police, a State's
24 Attorney, the Attorney General, or any other law enforcement
25 official is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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1 fine of up to $20,000 $5,000 against any person who violates
2 this Act, who intentionally obstructs or interferes with an
3 investigation conducted under this Act by an inspector general,
4 or who intentionally makes a false, frivolous, or bad faith
5 allegation.
6     (g) (f) In addition to any other penalty that may apply,
7 whether criminal or civil, a State employee who intentionally
8 violates any provision of Section 5-15, 5-20, 5-30, 5-35, 5-40,
9 or 5-50, Article 10, Article 15, or Section 20-90 or 25-90 is
10 subject to discipline or discharge by the appropriate ultimate
11 jurisdictional authority.
12 (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
13     (5 ILCS 430/50-10 new)
14     Sec. 50-10. Injunctive relief.
15     (a) For a violation of any Section of this Act, an ethics
16 commission may issue appropriate injunctive relief up to and
17 including discipline or discharge of a State employee.
18     (b) Any injunctive relief issued pursuant to this Section
19 must comport with the requirements of Section 20-40.
 
20     Section 15. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget
21 Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
22     (20 ILCS 3005/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 411)
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1     "Capital expenditure" means money spent for replacing,
2 remodeling, expanding, or acquiring facilities, buildings or
3 land owned directly by the State through any State department,
4 authority, public corporation of the State, State college or
5 university, or any other public agency created by the State,
6 but not units of local government or school districts.
7     "Director" means the Director of the Governor's Office of
8 Management and Budget.
9     "Office" means the Governor's Office of Management and
10 Budget.
11     "State Agency," whether used in the singular or plural,
12 means all Departments, Officers, Commissions, Boards,
13 Institutions and bodies, politic and corporate of the State,
14 including the Offices of Clerk of the Supreme Court and Clerks
15 of the Appellate Courts; except it shall not mean the several
16 Courts of the State, nor the Legislature, its Committees or
17 Commissions, nor the Constitutionally elected State Officers,
18 nor the Executive Ethics Commission, nor the Offices of
19 Executive Inspectors General.
20 (Source: P.A. 93-25, eff. 6-20-03.)
 
21     Section 20. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
22 changing Sections 1-15.30, 50-5, 50-10, 50-10.5, 50-11, 50-12,
23 50-13, 50-14, 50-14.5, 50-35, 50-60, 50-65, 50-70, and 53-10
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1     (30 ILCS 500/1-15.30)
2     Sec. 1-15.30. Contract. "Contract" means all types of State
3 agreements, regardless of what they may be called, for the
4 procurement, use, or disposal of supplies, services,
5 professional or artistic services, or construction or for
6 leases of real property, whether the State is lessor or lessee,
7 or capital improvements, and including master contracts,
8 contracts for financing through use of installment or
9 lease-purchase arrangements, renegotiated contracts, and
10 change orders.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)
 
12     (30 ILCS 500/1-15.107 new)
13     Sec. 1-15.107. Subcontract. "Subcontract" means a contract
14 between a person and a person who has or is seeking a contract
15 subject to this Code, pursuant to which the subcontractor
16 provides to the contractor or another subcontractor some or all
17 of the goods, services, property, remuneration, or other forms
18 of consideration that are the subject of the primary contract
19 and includes, among other things, subleases from a lessee of a
20 State agency.
 
21     (30 ILCS 500/20-120 new)
22     Sec. 20-120. Subcontractors.
23     (a) Any contract granted under this Code that is of
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1 under Section 20-80 of this Article shall state whether the
2 services of a subcontractor will be used. The contract shall
3 include the names and addresses of all subcontractors and the
4 expected amount of money each will receive under the contract,
5 and the contractor shall provide to the responsible chief
6 procurement officer a copy of all subcontracts at or before the
7 time of the execution of the contract.
8     (b) If at any time during the term of a contract, a
9 contractor adds or changes any subcontractors, he or she shall
10 promptly notify, in writing, the Department of Central
11 Management Services, the Illinois Power Agency, or the higher
12 education chief procurement officer, whichever is appropriate,
13 and the responsible chief procurement officer, State
14 purchasing officer, or their designee of the names and
15 addresses and the expected amount of money each new or replaced
16 subcontractor will receive. At the same time, the contractor
17 shall provide to the responsible chief procurement officer a
18 copy of the subcontract.
19     (c) In addition to any other requirements of this Code, a
20 subcontract subject to this Section must include all of the
21 subcontractor's certifications required by Article 50 of the
22 Code.
 
23     (30 ILCS 500/50-2 new)
24     Sec. 50-2. Continuing disclosure; false certification.
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1 every subcontractor with a multi-year subcontract shall
2 certify, by July 1 of each fiscal year covered by the contract
3 after the initial fiscal year, to the responsible chief
4 procurement officer whether it continues to satisfy the
5 requirements of this Article pertaining to eligibility for a
6 contract award. If a contractor or subcontractor is not able to
7 truthfully certify that it continues to meet all requirements,
8 it shall provide with its certification a detailed explanation
9 of the circumstances leading to the change in certification
10 status. A contractor or subcontractor that makes a false
11 statement material to any given certification required under
12 this Article is, in addition to any other penalties or
13 consequences prescribed by law, subject to liability under the
14 Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act for submission of a
15 false claim.
 
16     (30 ILCS 500/50-5)
17     Sec. 50-5. Bribery.
18     (a) Prohibition. No person or business shall be awarded a
19 contract or subcontract under this Code who:
20         (1) has been convicted under the laws of Illinois or
21     any other state of bribery or attempting to bribe an
22     officer or employee of the State of Illinois or any other
23     state in that officer's or employee's official capacity; or
24         (2) has made an admission of guilt of that conduct that
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1     conduct.
2     (b) Businesses. No business shall be barred from
3 contracting with any unit of State or local government, or
4 subcontracting under such a contract, as a result of a
5 conviction under this Section of any employee or agent of the
6 business if the employee or agent is no longer employed by the
7 business and:
8         (1) the business has been finally adjudicated not
9     guilty; or
10         (2) the business demonstrates to the governmental
11     entity with which it seeks to contract or which is a
12     signatory to the contract to which the subcontract relates,
13     and that entity finds that the commission of the offense
14     was not authorized, requested, commanded, or performed by a
15     director, officer, or high managerial agent on behalf of
16     the business as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
17     of Section 5-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
18     (c) Conduct on behalf of business. For purposes of this
19 Section, when an official, agent, or employee of a business
20 committed the bribery or attempted bribery on behalf of the
21 business and in accordance with the direction or authorization
22 of a responsible official of the business, the business shall
23 be chargeable with the conduct.
24     (d) Certification. Every bid submitted to and contract
25 executed by the State and every subcontract subject to Section
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1 contractor or the subcontractor, respectively, that the
2 contractor or subcontractor is not barred from being awarded a
3 contract or subcontract under this Section and acknowledges
4 that the contracting State agency may declare the related
5 contract void if any certifications required by this Section
6 are false. A contractor who makes a false statement, material
7 to the certification, commits a Class 3 felony.
8 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)
 
9     (30 ILCS 500/50-10)
10     Sec. 50-10. Felons.
11     (a) Unless otherwise provided, no person or business
12 convicted of a felony shall do business with the State of
13 Illinois or any State agency, or enter into a subcontract, from
14 the date of conviction until 5 years after the date of
15 completion of the sentence for that felony, unless no person
16 held responsible by a prosecutorial office for the facts upon
17 which the conviction was based continues to have any
18 involvement with the business.
19     (b) Every bid submitted to and contract executed by the
20 State and every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of this
21 Code shall contain a certification by the bidder or contractor
22 or subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder, contractor,
23 or subcontractor is not barred from being awarded a contract or
24 subcontract under this Section and acknowledges that the
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1 if any of the certifications required by this Section are
2 false.
3 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)
 
4     (30 ILCS 500/50-10.5)
5     Sec. 50-10.5. Prohibited bidders and contractors.
6     (a) Unless otherwise provided, no business shall bid or
7 enter into a contract or subcontract under this Code with the
8 State of Illinois or any State agency if the business or any
9 officer, director, partner, or other managerial agent of the
10 business has been convicted of a felony under the
11 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or a Class 3 or Class 2 felony under
12 the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 for a period of 5 years
13 from the date of conviction.
14     (b) Every bid submitted to and contract executed by the
15 State and every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of this
16 Code shall contain a certification by the bidder, or
17 contractor, or subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder,
18 contractor, or subcontractor is not barred from being awarded a
19 contract or subcontract under this Section and that the
20 contractor acknowledges that the contracting State agency
21 shall declare the related contract void if any of the
22 certifications certification completed pursuant to this
23 subsection (b) are is false.
24     (c) If a business is not a natural person, the prohibition
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1         (1) the business itself is convicted of a felony
2     referenced in subsection (a); or
3         (2) the business is ordered to pay punitive damages
4     based on the conduct of any officer, director, partner, or
5     other managerial agent who has been convicted of a felony
6     referenced in subsection (a).
7     (d) A natural person who is convicted of a felony
8 referenced in subsection (a) remains subject to Section 50-10.
9 (Source: P.A. 93-600, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
10     (30 ILCS 500/50-11)
11     Sec. 50-11. Debt delinquency.
12     (a) No person shall submit a bid for or enter into a
13 contract or subcontract with a State agency under this Code if
14 that person knows or should know that he or she or any
15 affiliate is delinquent in the payment of any debt to the
16 State, unless the person or affiliate has entered into a
17 deferred payment plan to pay off the debt. For purposes of this
18 Section, the phrase "delinquent in the payment of any debt"
19 shall be determined by the Debt Collection Board. For purposes
20 of this Section, the term "affiliate" means any entity that (1)
21 directly, indirectly, or constructively controls another
22 entity, (2) is directly, indirectly, or constructively
23 controlled by another entity, or (3) is subject to the control
24 of a common entity. For purposes of this subsection (a), a
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1 individually, more than 10% of the voting securities of that
2 entity. As used in this subsection (a), the term "voting
3 security" means a security that (1) confers upon the holder the
4 right to vote for the election of members of the board of
5 directors or similar governing body of the business or (2) is
6 convertible into, or entitles the holder to receive upon its
7 exercise, a security that confers such a right to vote. A
8 general partnership interest is a voting security.
9     (b) Every bid submitted to and contract executed by the
10 State and every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of this
11 Code shall contain a certification by the bidder, or
12 contractor, or subcontractor, respectively, that the
13 contractor or the subcontractor and its affiliate is not barred
14 from being awarded a contract or subcontract under this Section
15 and that the contractor acknowledges that the contracting State
16 agency may declare the related contract void if any of the
17 certifications certification completed pursuant to this
18 subsection (b) are is false.
19 (Source: P.A. 92-404, eff. 7-1-02; 93-25, eff. 6-20-03.)
 
20     (30 ILCS 500/50-12)
21     Sec. 50-12. Collection and remittance of Illinois Use Tax.
22     (a) No person shall enter into a contract with a State
23 agency or enter into a subcontract under this Code unless the
24 person and all affiliates of the person collect and remit
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1 into the State of Illinois in accordance with the provisions of
2 the Illinois Use Tax Act regardless of whether the person or
3 affiliate is a "retailer maintaining a place of business within
4 this State" as defined in Section 2 of the Use Tax Act. For
5 purposes of this Section, the term "affiliate" means any entity
6 that (1) directly, indirectly, or constructively controls
7 another entity, (2) is directly, indirectly, or constructively
8 controlled by another entity, or (3) is subject to the control
9 of a common entity. For purposes of this subsection (a), an
10 entity controls another entity if it owns, directly or
11 individually, more than 10% of the voting securities of that
12 entity. As used in this subsection (a), the term "voting
13 security" means a security that (1) confers upon the holder the
14 right to vote for the election of members of the board of
15 directors or similar governing body of the business or (2) is
16 convertible into, or entitles the holder to receive upon its
17 exercise, a security that confers such a right to vote. A
18 general partnership interest is a voting security.
19     (b) Every bid submitted and contract executed by the State
20 and every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of this Code
21 shall contain a certification by the bidder, or contractor, or
22 subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder, or contractor,
23 or subcontractor is not barred from bidding for or entering
24 into a contract under subsection (a) of this Section and that
25 the bidder or contractor acknowledges that the contracting
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1 the certifications certification completed pursuant to this
2 subsection (b) are is false.
3 (Source: P.A. 93-25, eff. 6-20-03.)
 
4     (30 ILCS 500/50-13)
5     Sec. 50-13. Conflicts of interest.
6     (a) Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person holding an
7 elective office in this State, holding a seat in the General
8 Assembly, or appointed to or employed in any of the offices or
9 agencies of State government and who receives compensation for
10 such employment in excess of 60% of the salary of the Governor
11 of the State of Illinois, or who is an officer or employee of
12 the Capital Development Board or the Illinois Toll Highway
13 Authority, or who is the spouse or minor child of any such
14 person to have or acquire any contract or subcontract, or any
15 direct pecuniary interest in any contract or subcontract,
16 therein, whether for stationery, printing, paper, or any
17 services, materials, or supplies, that will be wholly or
18 partially satisfied by the payment of funds appropriated by the
19 General Assembly of the State of Illinois or in any contract or
20 subcontract of the Capital Development Board or the Illinois
21 Toll Highway Authority.
22     (b) Interests. It is unlawful for any firm, partnership,
23 association, or corporation, in which any person listed in
24 subsection (a) is entitled to receive (i) more than 7 1/2% of
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1 the salary of the Governor, to have or acquire any such
2 contract, subcontract, or direct pecuniary interest therein.
3     (c) Combined interests. It is unlawful for any firm,
4 partnership, association, or corporation, in which any person
5 listed in subsection (a) together with his or her spouse or
6 minor children is entitled to receive (i) more than 15%, in the
7 aggregate, of the total distributable income or (ii) an amount
8 in excess of 2 times the salary of the Governor, to have or
9 acquire any such contract, subcontract, or direct pecuniary
10 interest therein.
11     (c-5) Appointees and firms. In addition to any provisions
12 of this Code, the interests of certain appointees and their
13 firms are subject to Section 3A-35 of the Illinois Governmental
14 Ethics Act.
15     (d) Securities. Nothing in this Section invalidates the
16 provisions of any bond or other security previously offered or
17 to be offered for sale or sold by or for the State of Illinois.
18     (e) Prior interests. This Section does not affect the
19 validity of any contract made between the State and an officer
20 or employee of the State or member of the General Assembly, his
21 or her spouse, minor child, or other immediate family member
22 living in his or her residence or any combination of those
23 persons, or any subcontract under such a contract, if that
24 contract or subcontract was in existence before his or her
25 election or employment as an officer, member, or employee. The
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1 completed within 365 days after the officer, member, or
2 employee takes office or is employed.
3     (f) Exceptions.
4         (1) Public aid payments. This Section does not apply to
5     payments made for a public aid recipient.
6         (2) Teaching. This Section does not apply to a contract
7     for personal services as a teacher or school administrator
8     between a member of the General Assembly or his or her
9     spouse, or a State officer or employee or his or her
10     spouse, and any school district, public community college
11     district, the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
12     University, Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois
13     University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
14     University, Chicago State University, Governor State
15     University, or Northeastern Illinois University.
16         (3) Ministerial duties. This Section does not apply to
17     a contract for personal services of a wholly ministerial
18     character, including but not limited to services as a
19     laborer, clerk, typist, stenographer, page, bookkeeper,
20     receptionist, or telephone switchboard operator, made by a
21     spouse or minor child of an elective or appointive State
22     officer or employee or of a member of the General Assembly.
23         (4) Child and family services. This Section does not
24     apply to payments made to a member of the General Assembly,
25     a State officer or employee, his or her spouse or minor
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1     volunteer for or in behalf of a child or family served by
2     the Department of Children and Family Services.
3         (5) Licensed professionals. Contracts with licensed
4     professionals, provided they are competitively bid or part
5     of a reimbursement program for specific, customary goods
6     and services through the Department of Children and Family
7     Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department
8     of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public
9     Health, or the Department on Aging.
10     (g) Penalty. A person convicted of a violation of this
11 Section is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not
12 less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.
13 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
14     (30 ILCS 500/50-14)
15     Sec. 50-14. Environmental Protection Act violations.
16     (a) Unless otherwise provided, no person or business found
17 by a court or the Pollution Control Board to have committed a
18 willful or knowing violation of the Environmental Protection
19 Act shall do business with the State of Illinois or any State
20 agency or enter into a subcontract that is subject to this Code
21 from the date of the order containing the finding of violation
22 until 5 years after that date, unless the person or business
23 can show that no person involved in the violation continues to
24 have any involvement with the business.
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1 business with the State of Illinois or any State agency or
2 subcontracting under this Code by subsection (a) may be allowed
3 to do business with the State of Illinois or any State agency
4 if it is shown that there is no practicable alternative to the
5 State to contracting with that person or business.
6     (c) Every bid submitted to and contract executed by the
7 State and every subcontract subject to Section 20-120 of this
8 Code shall contain a certification by the bidder, or
9 contractor, or subcontractor, respectively, that the bidder,
10 or contractor, or subcontractor is not barred from being
11 awarded a contract or subcontract under this Section and that
12 the contractor acknowledges that the contracting State agency
13 may declare the related contract void if any of the
14 certifications certification completed pursuant to this
15 subsection (c) are is false.
16 (Source: P.A. 93-575, eff. 1-1-04; 93-826, eff. 7-28-04.)
 
17     (30 ILCS 500/50-14.5)
18     Sec. 50-14.5. Lead Poisoning Prevention Act violations.
19 Owners of residential buildings who have committed a willful or
20 knowing violation of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act are
21 prohibited from doing business with the State of Illinois or
22 any State agency, or subcontracting under this Code, until the
23 violation is mitigated.
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1     (30 ILCS 500/50-35)
2     Sec. 50-35. Disclosure and potential conflicts of
3 interest.
4     (a) All offers from responsive bidders or offerors with an
5 annual value of more than $10,000, and all subcontracts, copies
6 of which must be provided by Section 20-120 of this Code, shall
7 be accompanied by disclosure of the financial interests of the
8 contractor, bidder, or proposer, or subcontractor. The
9 financial disclosure of each successful bidder or offeror and
10 each subcontractor shall become part of the publicly available
11 contract or procurement file maintained by the appropriate
12 chief procurement officer.
13     (b) Disclosure by the responsive bidders or offerors or by
14 subcontractors shall include any ownership or distributive
15 income share that is in excess of 5%, or an amount greater than
16 60% of the annual salary of the Governor, of the bidding entity
17 or its parent entity, whichever is less, unless the contractor
18 or bidder, or subcontractor (i) is a publicly traded entity
19 subject to Federal 10K reporting, in which case it may submit
20 its 10K disclosure in place of the prescribed disclosure, or
21 (ii) is a privately held entity that is exempt from Federal 10k
22 reporting but has more than 400 shareholders, in which case it
23 may submit the information that Federal 10k reporting companies
24 are required to report under 17 CFR 229.401 and list the names
25 of any person or entity holding any ownership share that is in
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1 disclosure shall be prescribed by the applicable chief
2 procurement officer and must include at least the names,
3 addresses, and dollar or proportionate share of ownership of
4 each person identified in this Section, their instrument of
5 ownership or beneficial relationship, and notice of any
6 potential conflict of interest resulting from the current
7 ownership or beneficial relationship of each person identified
8 in this Section having in addition any of the following
9 relationships:
10         (1) State employment, currently or in the previous 3
11     years, including contractual employment of services.
12         (2) State employment of spouse, father, mother, son, or
13     daughter, including contractual employment for services in
14     the previous 2 years.
15         (3) Elective status; the holding of elective office of
16     the State of Illinois, the government of the United States,
17     any unit of local government authorized by the Constitution
18     of the State of Illinois or the statutes of the State of
19     Illinois currently or in the previous 3 years.
20         (4) Relationship to anyone holding elective office
21     currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
22     mother, son, or daughter.
23         (5) Appointive office; the holding of any appointive
24     government office of the State of Illinois, the United
25     States of America, or any unit of local government
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1     the statutes of the State of Illinois, which office
2     entitles the holder to compensation in excess of expenses
3     incurred in the discharge of that office currently or in
4     the previous 3 years.
5         (6) Relationship to anyone holding appointive office
6     currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
7     mother, son, or daughter.
8         (7) Employment, currently or in the previous 3 years,
9     as or by any registered lobbyist of the State government.
10         (8) Relationship to anyone who is or was a registered
11     lobbyist in the previous 2 years; spouse, father, mother,
12     son, or daughter.
13         (9) Compensated employment, currently or in the
14     previous 3 years, by any registered election or re-election
15     committee registered with the Secretary of State or any
16     county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
17     action committee registered with either the Secretary of
18     State or the Federal Board of Elections.
19         (10) Relationship to anyone; spouse, father, mother,
20     son, or daughter; who is or was a compensated employee in
21     the last 2 years of any registered election or re-election
22     committee registered with the Secretary of State or any
23     county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
24     action committee registered with either the Secretary of
25     State or the Federal Board of Elections.
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1 prohibit or prevent any contract. The disclosure is meant to
2 fully and publicly disclose any potential conflict to the chief
3 procurement officers, State purchasing officers, their
4 designees, and executive officers so they may adequately
5 discharge their duty to protect the State.
6     (d) In the case of any contract for personal services in
7 excess of $50,000; any contract competitively bid in excess of
8 $250,000; any other contract in excess of $50,000; or any
9 subcontract in excess of $50,000; when a potential for a
10 conflict of interest is identified, discovered, or reasonably
11 suspected it shall be reviewed and commented on in writing by
12 the Governor of the State of Illinois, or by an executive
13 ethics board or commission he or she might designate. The
14 comment shall be returned to the responsible chief procurement
15 officer who must rule in writing whether to void or allow the
16 contract, bid, offer, or proposal, or subcontract, weighing the
17 best interest of the State of Illinois. The comment and
18 determination shall become a publicly available part of the
19 contract, bid, or proposal file.
20     (e) These thresholds and disclosure do not relieve the
21 chief procurement officer, the State purchasing officer, or
22 their designees from reasonable care and diligence for any
23 contract, bid, offer, or proposal. The chief procurement
24 officer, the State purchasing officer, or their designees shall
25 be responsible for using any reasonably known and publicly
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1 conflict of interest and act to protect the best interest of
2 the State of Illinois.
3     (f) Inadvertent or accidental failure to fully disclose
4 shall render the contract, bid, proposal, subcontract, or
5 relationship voidable by the chief procurement officer if he or
6 she deems it in the best interest of the State of Illinois and,
7 at his or her discretion, may be cause for barring from future
8 contracts, bids, proposals, subcontracts, or relationships
9 with the State for a period of up to 2 years.
10     (g) Intentional, willful, or material failure to disclose
11 shall render the contract, bid, proposal, subcontract, or
12 relationship voidable by the chief procurement officer if he or
13 she deems it in the best interest of the State of Illinois and
14 shall result in debarment from future contracts, bids,
15 proposals, subcontract, or relationships for a period of not
16 less than 2 years and not more than 10 years. Reinstatement
17 after 2 years and before 10 years must be reviewed and
18 commented on in writing by the Governor of the State of
19 Illinois, or by an executive ethics board or commission he or
20 she might designate. The comment shall be returned to the
21 responsible chief procurement officer who must rule in writing
22 whether and when to reinstate.
23     (h) In addition, all disclosures shall note any other
24 current or pending contracts, subcontracts, proposals, leases,
25 or other ongoing procurement relationships the bidding,
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1 other unit of State government and shall clearly identify the
2 unit and the contract, proposal, lease, or other relationship.
3 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
4     (30 ILCS 500/50-60)
5     Sec. 50-60. Voidable contracts.
6     (a) If any contract is entered into or purchase or
7 expenditure of funds is made in violation of this Code or any
8 other law, the contract may be declared void by the chief
9 procurement officer or may be ratified and affirmed, provided
10 the chief procurement officer determines that ratification is
11 in the best interests of the State. If the contract is ratified
12 and affirmed, it shall be without prejudice to the State's
13 rights to any appropriate damages.
14     (b) If, during the term of a contract, the contracting
15 agency determines that the contractor is delinquent in the
16 payment of debt as set forth in Section 50-11 of this Code, the
17 State agency may declare the contract void if it determines
18 that voiding the contract is in the best interests of the
19 State. The Debt Collection Board shall adopt rules for the
20 implementation of this subsection (b).
21     (c) If, during the term of a contract, the contracting
22 agency determines that the contractor is in violation of
23 Section 50-10.5 of this Code, the contracting agency shall
24 declare the contract void.
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1 agency learns from an annual certification or otherwise
2 determines that the contractor no longer qualifies to enter
3 into State contracts by reason of Section 50-5, 50-10, 50-12,
4 50-14, or 50-14.5 of this Article, the contracting agency may
5 declare the contract void if it determines that voiding the
6 contract is in the best interests of the State.
7     (e) If, during the term of a contract, the contracting
8 agency learns from an annual certification or otherwise
9 determines that a subcontractor subject to Section 20-120 no
10 longer qualifies to enter into State contracts by reason of
11 Section 50-5, 50-10, 50-10.5, 50-11, 50-12, 50-14, or 50-14.5
12 of this Article, the contracting agency may declare the related
13 contract void if it determines that voiding the contract is in
14 the best interests of the State.
15 (Source: P.A. 92-404, eff. 7-1-02; 93-600, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
16     (30 ILCS 500/50-65)
17     Sec. 50-65. Suspension Contractor suspension. Any
18 contractor or subcontractor may be suspended for violation of
19 this Code or for failure to conform to specifications or terms
20 of delivery. Suspension shall be for cause and may be for a
21 period of up to 10 years at the discretion of the applicable
22 chief procurement officer. Contractors or subcontractors may
23 be debarred in accordance with rules promulgated by the chief
24 procurement officer or as otherwise provided by law.
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1     (30 ILCS 500/50-70)
2     Sec. 50-70. Additional provisions. This Code is subject to
3 applicable provisions of the following Acts:
4         (1) Article 33E of the Criminal Code of 1961;
5         (2) the Illinois Human Rights Act;
6         (3) the Discriminatory Club Act;
7         (4) the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act;
8         (5) the State Prompt Payment Act;
9         (6) the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act;
10         (7) the Drug Free Workplace Act;
11         (8) the Illinois Power Agency Act; and
12         (9) the Employee Classification Act; and .
13         (10) the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.
14 (Source: P.A. 95-26, eff. 1-1-08; 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876,
15 eff. 8-21-08.)
 
16     (30 ILCS 500/53-10)
17     Sec. 53-10. Concessions and leases of State property.
18     (a) Except for property under the jurisdiction of a public
19 institution of higher education, concessions, including the
20 assignment, license, sale, or transfer of interests in or
21 rights to discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable
22 works, may be entered into by the State agency with
23 jurisdiction over the property, whether tangible or
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1     (b) Except for property under the jurisdiction of a public
2 institution of higher education, all leases of State property
3 and concessions shall be reduced to writing and shall be
4 awarded under the provisions of Article 20, except that the
5 contract shall be awarded to the highest and best bidder or
6 offeror.
7 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)
 
8     (30 ILCS 500/35-40 rep.)
9     Section 25. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
10 repealing Section 35-40.
 
11     Section 30. The Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act is
12 amended by changing Section 4 and by adding Section 4.1 as
13 follows:
 
14     (30 ILCS 705/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 2304)
15     Sec. 4. Grant Application and Agreement Requirements
16 Requirement.
17     (a) Any person or organization, public or private, desiring
18 to receive grant funds must submit a grant application to the
19 appropriate grantor agency. Applications for grant funds shall
20 be made on prescribed forms developed by the grantor agency,
21 and shall include, without being limited to, the following
22 provisions:
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1     description of the applicant;
2         (2) a general description of the program, project, or
3     use for which grant funding is requested;
4         (3) such plans, equipment lists, and other documents as
5     may be required to show the type, structure, and general
6     character of the program, project, or use for which grant
7     funding is requested;
8         (4) cost estimates of developing, constructing,
9     operating, or completing the program, project, or use for
10     which grant funding is requested; and
11         (5) a program of proposed expenditures for the grant
12     funds.
13     (b) Grant funds may not be used except pursuant to a
14 written grant agreement, and any disbursement of grant funds
15 without a grant agreement is void. At a minimum, a grant
16 agreement must:
17         (1) (a) describe the purpose of the grant and be signed
18     by the grantor agency making the grant and all grantees of
19     the grant;
20         (2) (b) specify how payments shall be made, what
21     constitutes permissible expenditure of the grant funds,
22     and the financial controls applicable to the grant,
23     including, for those grants in excess of $25,000, the
24     filing of quarterly reports describing the progress of the
25     program, project, or use and the expenditure of the grant
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1         (3) (c) specify the period of time for which the grant
2     is valid and, subject to the limitation of Section 5, the
3     period of time during which grant funds may be expended by
4     the grantee; and
5         (4) contain a provision that any grantees receiving
6     grant funds are required to permit the grantor agency, the
7     Auditor General, or the Attorney General to inspect and
8     audit any books, records, or papers related to the program,
9     project, or use for which grant funds were provided;
10         (5) (d) contain a provision that all funds remaining at
11     the end of the grant agreement or at the expiration of the
12     period of time grant funds are available for expenditure or
13     obligation by the grantee shall be returned to the State
14     within 45 days ; and
15         (6) contain a provision in which the grantee certifies
16     under oath that all information in the grant agreement is
17     true and correct to the best of the grantee's knowledge,
18     information, and belief; that the funds shall be used only
19     for the purposes described in the grant agreement; and that
20     the award of grant funds is conditioned upon such
21     certification.
22 (Source: P.A. 83-640.)
 
23     (30 ILCS 705/4.1 new)
24     Sec. 4.1. Grant Fund Distribution Suspension. Grantor
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1 funds for failure to file required reports.
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Section and Sections 5,
3 10, 15, 25, and 30 of this Act takes effect upon becoming law.
4 Section 20 takes effect July 1, 2010.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     5 ILCS 420/4A-102 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
4     5 ILCS 420/4A-103 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103
5     5 ILCS 420/4A-104 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104
6     5 ILCS 430/1-5
7     5 ILCS 430/5-30
8     5 ILCS 430/5-31 new
9     5 ILCS 430/5-45
10     5 ILCS 430/10-15
11     5 ILCS 430/15-25
12     5 ILCS 430/20-5
13     5 ILCS 430/20-10
14     5 ILCS 430/20-20
15     5 ILCS 430/20-20a new
16     5 ILCS 430/20-21
17     5 ILCS 430/20-45
18     5 ILCS 430/20-50
19     5 ILCS 430/20-60
20     5 ILCS 430/20-65
21     5 ILCS 430/20-70
22     5 ILCS 430/20-80
23     5 ILCS 430/20-85
24     5 ILCS 430/20-90
25     5 ILCS 430/20-95

 

 

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1     5 ILCS 430/50-5
2     5 ILCS 430/50-10 new
3     20 ILCS 3005/1 from Ch. 127, par. 411
4     30 ILCS 500/1-15.30
5     30 ILCS 500/1-15.107 new
6     30 ILCS 500/20-120 new
7     30 ILCS 500/50-2 new
8     30 ILCS 500/50-5
9     30 ILCS 500/50-10
10     30 ILCS 500/50-10.5
11     30 ILCS 500/50-11
12     30 ILCS 500/50-12
13     30 ILCS 500/50-13
14     30 ILCS 500/50-14
15     30 ILCS 500/50-14.5
16     30 ILCS 500/50-35
17     30 ILCS 500/50-60
18     30 ILCS 500/50-65
19     30 ILCS 500/50-70
20     30 ILCS 500/53-10
21     30 ILCS 500/35-40 rep.
22     30 ILCS 705/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2304
23     30 ILCS 705/4.1 new