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| Public Act 100-0553 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 25-20 as follows: | ||||
(5 ILCS 430/25-20)
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Sec. 25-20. Duties of the Legislative Inspector
General. In | ||||
addition to duties otherwise assigned by law,
the Legislative | ||||
Inspector General shall have the following duties:
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(1) To receive and investigate allegations of | ||||
violations of this
Act. Except as otherwise provided in | ||||
paragraph (1.5), an An investigation may not be initiated
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more than one year after the most recent act of the alleged | ||||
violation or of a
series of alleged violations except where | ||||
there is reasonable cause to believe
that fraudulent | ||||
concealment has occurred. To constitute fraudulent | ||||
concealment
sufficient to toll this limitations period, | ||||
there must be an affirmative act or
representation | ||||
calculated to prevent discovery of the fact that a | ||||
violation
has occurred. The
Legislative Inspector General | ||||
shall have the discretion to determine the
appropriate | ||||
means of investigation as permitted by law. | ||||
(1.5) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the | ||||
contrary, the Legislative Inspector General, whether | ||
appointed by the Legislative Ethics Commission or the | ||
General Assembly, may initiate an investigation based on | ||
information provided to the Office of the Legislative | ||
Inspector General or the Legislative Ethics Commission | ||
during the period from December 1, 2014 through November 3, | ||
2017. Any investigation initiated under this paragraph | ||
(1.5) must be initiated within one year after the effective | ||
date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
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(2) To request information relating to an | ||
investigation from any
person when the Legislative | ||
Inspector General deems that information necessary
in
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conducting an investigation.
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(3) To issue subpoenas, with the advance approval of | ||
the Commission,
to compel the attendance of witnesses for | ||
the
purposes of testimony and production of documents and | ||
other items for
inspection and copying and to make service | ||
of those subpoenas and subpoenas
issued under item (7) of | ||
Section 25-15.
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(4) To submit reports as required by this Act.
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(5) To file
pleadings in the name of
the Legislative | ||
Inspector General with the Legislative Ethics
Commission, | ||
through the Attorney General, as provided in this Article | ||
if the
Attorney General finds that reasonable cause exists | ||
to believe that a violation
has
occurred.
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(6) To assist and coordinate the ethics officers
for | ||
State agencies under the jurisdiction of the
Legislative | ||
Inspector General and to work with those ethics officers.
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(7) To participate in or conduct, when appropriate, | ||
multi-jurisdictional
investigations.
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(8) To request, as the Legislative Inspector General | ||
deems appropriate,
from ethics officers
of State agencies | ||
under his or her jurisdiction, reports or information
on | ||
(i) the content of a State agency's ethics
training program | ||
and (ii) the percentage of new officers and
employees who | ||
have completed ethics training.
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(9) To establish a policy that ensures the appropriate | ||
handling and correct recording of all investigations of | ||
allegations and to ensure that the policy is accessible via | ||
the Internet in order that those seeking to report those | ||
allegations are familiar with the process and that the | ||
subjects of those allegations are treated fairly. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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