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 1        AN ACT concerning State funds and funds received by State
 2    officials and employees.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Governmental  Ethics  Act  is
 6    amended  by  adding  Sections  2-105,  2-111,  and  2-115  as
 7    follows:

 8        (5 ILCS 420/2-105 new)
 9        Sec. 2-105.  Meal expense limits.  State funds shall  not
10    be used to provide or reimburse the cost of meals at an event
11    sponsored  in  whole  or  in  part  by  the  State beyond the
12    following per person  limits:  $10  for  breakfast;  $15  for
13    lunch; and $20 for dinner.

14        (5 ILCS 420/2-111 new)
15        Sec. 2-111. Business with former State employees.  Former
16    State  employees  whose  duties  with the State were directly
17    related to procurement are  prohibited  from  doing  business
18    that  is substantially similar to their prior duties with the
19    State agency formerly employing them for a period of 2  years
20    from the termination of their employment with the State.

21        (5 ILCS 420/2-115 new)
22        Sec.  2-115.  Use of confidential information. No current
23    or former State employee  shall  knowingly  use  confidential
24    information  available  only by virtue of that employment for
25    actual or anticipated personal gain  or  for  the  actual  or
26    anticipated personal gain of another person.

27        Section  10.   The Fiscal Note Act is amended by changing
28    Section 4 as follows:
 
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 1        (25 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.34)
 2        Sec. 4. The note shall be factual in nature, as brief and
 3    concise as may be, and shall provide a reliable  estimate  in
 4    dollars and, in addition, it shall include both the immediate
 5    effect  and,  if  determinable or reasonably foreseeable, the
 6    long  range  effect  of  the  measure.  If,   after   careful
 7    investigation,  it  is  determined that no dollar estimate is
 8    possible, the note shall contain a statement to that  effect,
 9    setting  forth  the  reasons  why  no  dollar estimate can be
10    given. The note shall also contain all background detail used
11    in  completing  the   note,   including   all   calculations,
12    assumptions,  averages, and time frames used. A brief summary
13    or work sheet of computations used in arriving at fiscal note
14    figures shall be included.
15    (Source: Laws 1965, p. 858.)

16        Section 15.  The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended  by
17    adding Section 5.5 as follows:

18        (25 ILCS 170/5.5 new)
19        Sec.   5.5.    Gifts   and   honoraria   to  legislators.
20    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no  lobbyist  may
21    make  a  gift  or  honorarium  to  a  member  of  the General
22    Assembly.  For the purpose of this Section:
23             (1)  Honorarium  means  payment  for  a  speech   or
24        presentation made by the recipient.
25             (2)  Gift  means  any  tangible  item  or service of
26        value, other than travel, lodging, meals, beverages,  and
27        other entertainment, given without consideration.

28        Section  20.  The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
29    changing Section 50-65 as follows:

30        (30 ILCS 500/50-65)
 
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 1        Sec. 50-65.  Contractor suspension.  Any  contractor  may
 2    be  suspended  for  violation  of this Code or for failure to
 3    conform to specifications or terms of  delivery.   Suspension
 4    shall  be  for  cause  and  may be for a period of up to 10 5
 5    years at the discretion of the applicable  chief  procurement
 6    officer. Contractors may be debarred in accordance with rules
 7    promulgated  by the chief procurement officer or as otherwise
 8    provided by law.
 9    (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)