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 1        AN ACT concerning executive officers.

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

 4        Section  1.  Short  title.  This  Act may be cited as the
 5    Executive Officer Monetary Award Forfeiture Act.

 6        Section 5. Definition. As used  in  this  Act,  the  term
 7    "executive  officer"  means  a  current  or former elected or
 8    appointed  official  of  the  executive   branch   of   State
 9    government.  As  used  in  this Act, the term "official acts"
10    means any act taken under the powers conferred on an official
11    of the executive branch by the Illinois constitution  or  the
12    laws of the State.

13        Section  10.  Forfeiture  of  monetary awards. All moneys
14    awarded at any time by any entity to an executive officer for
15    official acts taken by that executive officer during  his  or
16    her  term  of  office  in  the  performance  of the executive
17    officer's powers or duties shall  be  paid  directly  to  the
18    State  Treasurer and deposited into the Violent Crime Victims
19    Assistance Fund. An executive  officer  who  receives  moneys
20    awarded  as  described  in  this  Section  shall  immediately
21    surrender  those  moneys  to  the State Treasurer for deposit
22    into the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund.

23        Section 15.  Application  to  various  moneys.  This  Act
24    applies  to  moneys  awarded  in  any form, including but not
25    limited to direct  monetary  awards,  compensation  resulting
26    from   economic   opportunity,   or   any   other   financial
27    consideration. This Act does not apply to compensation earned
28    by a former executive officer for services rendered including
29    but not limited to consulting, speaking fees, literary  works
 
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 1    or  lobbying  activities when such payment was not granted as
 2    an award or compensation for official  acts  taken  while  an
 3    executive officer. This Act does not apply to compensation or
 4    other moneys paid to the executive officer by the State.

 5        Section  20.   The State Finance Act is amended by adding
 6    Section 5.595 as follows:
 7    (30 ILCS 105/5.595 new)
 8        Sec. 5.595.  The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund.

 9        Section 25.  The United Code of Corrections is amended by
10    adding Section 730 ILCS 5/3-3-14 as follows:
11    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-14 new)
12        Sec. 5/3-3-14.  The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund
13    is created as a special fund in the State  Treasury.   Moneys
14    deposited  in  this  fund shall be used to provide legal fees
15    and counseling  services  to  victims  and  the  families  of
16    victims  of  violent crimes in Illinois.  The Prisoner Review
17    Board shall promulgate by rule the application  procedure  to
18    apply for such funds and further provide for the disbursement
19    of such moneys.

20        Section  99.  Effective  date. This Act takes effect upon
21    becoming law.