Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB1040

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal shall provide direct access to a database of all current State grants, sorted by grantee name, awarding agency, grant value, and the purpose for which the grant is awarded. Effective July 1, 2013.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Chief Information Officer Act. Requires the Chief Information Officer of the State, as designated by the Governor, to coordinate with each State agency to develop, with any existing or newly available resources and technology, appropriate systems to accurately report data containing financial information. Requires each grantor agency that is authorized to award grants funds to an entity other than the State of Illinois to coordinate with the Chief Information Officer of the State to periodically provide for publication, at data.illinois.gov or any other publicly accessible website designated by the Chief Information Officer, of data sets containing information regarding awards of grant funds that the grantor agency has made during the previous fiscal year. Provides that the website shall include a database of pension contributions made on behalf of members of the General Assembly Retirement System and the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois and annuity payments for annuitants under those retirement systems.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1, as amended by House Amendment No. 2, with changes. Changes the short title of the Act to the Open Operating Standard Act. Creates the Office of Chief Information Officer, appointed by the Governor. Provides that the Chief Information Officer shall establish an open operating standard, to be known as "Illinois Open Data", for the State of Illinois. Provides that each agency of State government under the jurisdiction of the Governor shall make available, via a single state web portal, public data sets of public information. Provides the Chief Information Officer with rulemaking authority. Effective immediately, except that the grant reporting provisions take effect January 1, 2014.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, but removes provisions concerning the Chief Information Officer. Removes provisions requiring the Office of the Governor to post updates of the compliance plan on the web portal. Removes provisions requiring the Office of the Governor to coordinate with State agencies to develop systems to accurately report public information. Makes changes concerning rulemaking. Effective immediately, except that a Section concerning grant information reporting takes effect January 1, 2014.

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