100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2276
 
Introduced 1/10/2018, by Sen. Cristina Castro
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 


5 ILCS 430/25-15

     Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation. Provides that any existing rule, as of the effective date of this amendatory Act, requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation is void.  Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 25-15 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/25-15)

7    Sec. 25-15. Duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission.  
8In addition to
duties otherwise assigned by law, the 
9Legislative Ethics Commission shall have
the following duties:

10        (1) To promulgate rules governing the performance of 
11    its duties and the
exercise of its powers and governing the 
12    investigations of the Legislative
Inspector General; 
13    except that, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt 
14    no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek 
15    the Commission's advance approval before commencing any 
16    investigation authorized under this Article. Any existing 
17    rule, as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
18    the 100th General Assembly, requiring the Legislative 
19    Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance 
20    approval before commencing any investigation is void.

21        (2) To conduct administrative hearings and rule on 
22    matters
brought before the Commission only upon the receipt 
23    of pleadings
filed by the Legislative Inspector General and 
 
 
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1    not upon its own
prerogative, but may appoint special 
2    Legislative Inspectors General as provided
in Section 
3    25-21. Any other allegations of misconduct received by the

4    Commission from a person other than the Legislative 
5    Inspector General
shall be referred to the Office of the 
6    Legislative Inspector General.

7        (3) To prepare and publish manuals and guides and, 
8    working with
the Office of the Attorney General, oversee

9    training of employees under its jurisdiction that explains 
10    their duties.

11        (4) To prepare public information materials to 
12    facilitate
compliance, implementation, and enforcement of 
13    this Act.

14        (5) To submit reports as required by this Act.

15        (6) To the extent authorized by this Act, to make 
16    rulings, issue
recommendations, and impose administrative 
17    fines,
if appropriate,
in
connection with the 
18    implementation and interpretation of this Act.
The powers 
19    and duties of the
Commission are limited to matters clearly 
20    within the purview of this
Act.

21        (7) To issue subpoenas with respect to matters pending 
22    before the Commission,
subject to the provisions of this 
23    Article and in the
discretion of the Commission,
to compel 
24    the attendance of witnesses for purposes of testimony and

25    the production of documents and other items for inspection 
26    and
copying.

 
 
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1        (8) To appoint special Legislative Inspectors General 
2    as provided in Section
25-21.


3        (9) To conspicuously display on the Commission's 
4    website the procedures for reporting a violation of this 
5    Act, including how to report violations via email or 
6    online. 
7(Source: P.A. 100-554, eff. 11-16-17.)
 
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.