97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3745

 

Introduced 2/10/2012, by Sen. Carole Pankau

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the State Cell Phone Responsibility Act. Requires, on a monthly basis, each employee of a State agency who has been issued a cell phone for State business to submit, to the Director or Secretary of that State agency, a log of each phone call and text message that was sent or received on that phone during the preceding month and a signed certification either (i) that each call and text message on the log was for State business or (ii) that one or more calls or text messages were for other than State business. Provides that, if the employee certifies that one or more calls or text messages were for other than State business, then he or she must reimburse the State agency for each phone call and text message sent or received for other than State business. Authorizes the Director or Secretary of each State agency to set the reimbursement rate in a manner that will not only recover the cost of those calls and text messages, but also discourage the future use of State-issued cell phones for reasons other than State business. Requires, on a quarterly basis, the Director or Secretary of each State Agency to submit to the Office of the Executive Inspector General having jurisdiction over that State agency (i) copies of all logs and certifications made during the preceding quarter and (ii) a report of any employees who have not made the required reimbursement. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State
5Cell Phone Responsibility Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. "State agency" means any
7department, office, commission, board, or authority within the
8Executive Branch.
 
9    Section 10. Reporting the use of State-issued cell phones
10for prohibited purposes. On a monthly basis, each employee of a
11State agency who has been issued a cell phone for State
12business shall submit, to the Director or Secretary of that
13State agency, a log of each phone call and text message that
14was sent or received on that phone during the preceding month
15and a signed certification either (i) that each call and text
16message on the log was for State business or (ii) that one or
17more calls or text messages were for other than State business.
18If the employee certifies that one or more calls or text
19messages were for other than State business, then he or she
20shall reimburse the State agency for each phone call and text
21message sent or received on that phone for other than State
22business. The Director or Secretary of each State agency shall

 

 

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1set the reimbursement rate in a manner that will not only
2recover the cost of those calls and text messages, but also
3discourage the future use of State-issued cell phones for
4reasons other than State business. On a quarterly basis, the
5Director or Secretary of each State Agency shall submit to the
6Office of the Executive Inspector General having jurisdiction
7over that State agency (i) copies of all logs and
8certifications made during the preceding quarter and (ii) a
9report of any employees who have not made the required
10reimbursement.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.